When War Crosses the Sky: Migratory Birds Over Lebanon
Each spring and autumn, the skies above the Levant transform into one of the world’s greatest aerial highways. Hundreds of millions of birds glide...
IUCN Members Network in Lebanon Strengthens Environmental Cooperation and Launches New Media Initiatives
The IUCN Members Network in Lebanon convened an online meeting on Friday, 13 March 2026, bringing together representatives from environmental organizations and academic institutions...
The Story Behind the Hima Hammana Logo
High in the mountains of Mount Lebanon, where forests meet waterfalls and migratory birds cross the sky above the Beirut River Valley, the village...
A Municipality Steps Forward: Ebadieh Backs a Vision for the Beirut River Valley Natural Park
In a modest yet powerful gesture of environmental leadership, the Municipality of Ebadieh has formally endorsed a visionary initiative to establish a Natural Park...
Conservation win-win
Security Forces Magazine teams up with the Anti-poaching unit (APU) to raise awareness about conservation and responsible hunting in their pages.
Poaching and illegal hunting...
Growing hope for plant conservation in Palestine
From vibrant flower carpets amongst ancient olive trees, to small, encroached patches of purple petals on hillsides, Palestine’s plants are special. And now there’s...
Launch of SPNL’s 2020 Annual Report: Hima For Peace
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Society for Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) 2020 report, available now for download.
This annual...
Fruitful cooperation between military intelligence and the APU
A GPS device that was found washed up on the beach of Amchit in the Byblos region about a week ago. The device belonged...
Bird Photographer of the Year 2021
Bird Photographer of the Year is the leading bird photography competition. We celebrate the world’s best bird photography, whilst supporting conservation efforts through imagery...
Red List update: parrots of the Americas in peril
One of the planet’s most beleaguered avian groups, the neotropical parrots, took another hit in the 2020 Red List, with a further four species...
