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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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Anti-Poaching Unit

Unmaking the Trap: A Joint Effort Clears 63,030 Square Metres of Illegal Bird Nets in Lebanon

Four hours of fieldwork in northern Lebanon removed 24,750 square metres of trapping nets—building on an earlier operation in the northern Bekaa and showing...
Hima Lala

Five New Himas Double the Network in SPNL’s West Bekaa Project Area

New sites in Kefraya, Saghbine, Lala, Baaloul and Joub Jannine bring the project area’s Hima network to ten. SPNL’s fieldwork and engagement with municipalities in...

Making Dairy Wastewater Treatment Work in West Bekaa

Assessments of nine factories highlight the need to combine suitable technology with operator training, maintenance and affordable running costs. Installing a wastewater treatment system is...
Pictures from field visits to the dairy industries

SPNL Works with Municipalities and Dairy Producers to Protect the Upper Litani

Municipal meetings and visits to nine dairy factories lay the groundwork for practical measures to reduce wastewater pollution. The Society for the Protection of Nature...
Environment
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UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

PREVENTING, HALTING AND REVERSING THE DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS WORLDWIDE. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a global rallying cry to heal our planet. What will...
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The key pillars of SPNL’s 2030 Organisational Development Strategy

SPNL concludes the month the world celebrates Biological Diversity and Migratory Birds with adopting its 2030 Organisational Development Strategy, event of the year. On May...
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Thermally compost cow dung a benefit to and farmers and environment

In cooperation with the Litani River Authority (LRA) and with the support of the Agence Francaise pour la Developpement (AFD), The Society for the...
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SPNL Warns: Be aware of cyanobacteria blooms this summer

As summer approaches and more grazing and fishing activities around Litani river begin amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Society for the Protection of Nature...
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20 common birds and their songs for beginners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXcAx16yl6E   20 Common European Birds and their songs. In order of appearance: 1. European Robin 2. European Goldfinch 3. Blackbird 4. House Sparrow 5. Chaffinch...
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Dismantling 400 meters of mist nets in Iklim Al Kharoub

Iklim Al Kharoub Responsible hunters spearhead the fight against mist nets and the anti-poaching unit (APU), together with the security forces, removes about 400...