Assad Serhal on Télé Liban’s “Hiwarat Al Saraya”: Lebanon’s Hima Model Earns Global Recognition
Mr. Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and member of the Global Council of BirdLife...
Wetlands: a powerful ally in climate resilience we can’t afford to overlook
By Megan Eldred, Senior Policy Manager, Sites at BirdLife International
We are losing one of our most powerful natural allies against climate change, and yet...
New York Times Highlights Legacy of Mona Khalil and Her Lifelong Commitment to Sea Turtle Conservation
A recent article by New York Times reporter Ishani Desai paid tribute to the life and work of Mona Khalil, the renowned conservationist and...
SPNL Mourns the Passing of Conservation Pioneer Mona Khalil
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) mourns with profound sadness the passing of Mona Khalil, one of Lebanon’s most dedicated...
H.E. Zhang Xinsheng , President of the Council of The World...
SPNL executive board members lead by SPNL President Affaf Saidi, and SPNL team lead by SPNL CEO Assad Serhal and Hima representatives from Hamanna,...
Wings & Waves Newsletter | August 2019
Please welcome SPNL’s 24th Hima at Kfarmatta
30 July 2019 was an important day for SPNL welcoming Kfarmatta’s municipal council decree to declare...
Long-Term Sustainable Wildlife Gardening and Butterfly Monitoring and Conservation (Annual Report...
By Husein Ali Zorkot
Around this time last year, I witnessed for the first time a plain tiger butterfly (Danaus chrysippus), also known as the...
Scale of illegal bird killing in the Middle East revealed for...
By Dima Obeidat
A study out today, for the first time, estimates the scale and extent of the illegal killing and taking of wild birds in...
Embrace Elecampane Season: Celebrate Autumn with Native Wildflowers and Fluttering Butterflies
As autumn arrives, nature paints a new masterpiece across our landscapes. This season, elecampanes—those hardy, nectar-rich wildflowers—are in full bloom, and butterflies continue their...
Photographer Fouad Itani
My name is Fouad Itani and I was born in 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon. During my childhood, I used to accompany my father on...
