118 Lebanese Environmental NGOs Endorse the “Hima for Peace” Initiative
SPNL to expand the initiative through engagement with ten ministries and launch it internationally in Nairobi on 8 September 2026
A broad coalition of 118...
SPNL Publishes New Guide Celebrating Hima Niha and Hima Hardine: Two Sister Villages, One Living Heritage
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has released a new bilingual publication presenting Hima Niha and Hima Hardine as two...
Launch of the “Hima Niha Park” in Batroun During the “Homat Al Hima Forum” Under the Patronage of the Minister of Youth and Sports
Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Nora Bayrakdarian, the Homat Al Hima Forum was held in...
CALL FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
During the declaration of the “Garden of the Patriarchs–Diman” as a Hima within the Qadisha Valley on 6 August 2026, SPNL Director General Assaad...
Nothing is better than working with engaged local members !
By Rania Khalil, CEPF Project Manager
The CEPF project aims at promoting the conservation of biodiversity in the Upper Beirut River Valley, namely Higher Metn...
SPNL presents training on Wild Edible Plants in three Hima sites
By Jamal Hamzeh, Project Manager
The Mediterranean diet is considered by UNESCO as one “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” identifying several Mediterranean countries. Lebanon is...
Butterflies of June 2021: Attracted by the Wild Lavender Flowers of...
Lebanon’s rich biodiversity, nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the rugged mountain ranges, provides an ideal habitat for a variety of pollinators. Among them,...
Annotated Checklist of the Marine and Coastal Birds of Lebanon
Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi
National Council for Scientific Research, P.O.Box 118281, Beirut, Lebanon Faculty of Science, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon grjaradi@cnrs.edu.lb. (Received January 2019 – Accepted January...
Olive Groves’ Avifauna in Lebanon: The Composition of Bird Species and...
Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi* and Mona Ramadan-Jaradi
Faculty of Science, Section 1, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
Received: December 7, 2020; Revised: January 24, 2021; Accepted: January 29, 2021
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Charges against songbird trapper in Hammana
Follow information received in recent week, police have convicted a man for using live traps to illegally trap goldfinches in Hammana and Falougha villages...
