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SPNL is the national partner for BirdLife International in Lebanon. We strive to conserve biodiversity for the provision of a better quality of life through sustaining sites, habitats, species, and people.
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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...
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We Are What We Eat: Darfiyeh #MedFoodHeroes

  A big part of the Rooted Everyday campaign for 2020 will be focused on Mediterranean Food Heroes from our ecosites. They’re people who produce,...
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Homat al Hima International Centre: A Story of Success at Crisis...

While moving strategically to decentralize its operation to remote areas, the Society for the protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) established Homat al Hima...
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A conversation with André Hoffmann

In this 60-minute conversation with MAVA's President, André Hoffmann, we learn more about what drives his commitment to protecting our natural world and how...
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One Planet One Right: SIGN THE PETITION Let’s make it a...

For nature. For people. Let’s demand that the UN make it a universal human right to live on a healthy planet. It’s no secret: our...
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Why we desperately need space for nature on farms

By Jeremy Herry The single, most dramatic cause for the loss of biodiversity, species and natural habitats in Europe is intensive agriculture. To save wildlife, we...
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Butterflies, Bees, Social Distancing, and the Wildflower Seed Harvest

By Husein Ali Zorkot A large part of this year was spent not only wildlife gardening and green landscaping, but also taking precautions. Forest fires,...