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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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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...

The Earthbound 30×30 Podcast Studio — Launching a New Voice for Nature in Lebanon

On March 10, Lebanon marks its National Protected Areas Day, a moment to recognize the ecological importance of the country’s protected landscapes. From mountain...
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Waterbury joins SPNL Homat al-Hima Activity in Anjar-Kfarzabad Hima

Dr . John Waterbury, former AUB President, visited Hima Anjar Kfarzabad in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, accompanied by Dr. Ghassan Jaradi for bird watching in...
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Participate in the photo contest MED-PHARES

Premises The main theme is the lighthouses, semaphores and maritime signaling systems of our coastline. In particular, pictures submitted in the contest must refer to one...
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Hiking in Hima Anjar

The Homenetmen junior football team came for a hike in Hima Anjar mountains, invited by Hrair Kurdian. The group  did a three hours hike (long trail) with...
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Eight million birds killed illegally at 20 Mediterranean locations each year

By Stuart Butchart, Birdlife.org Scientists from BirdLife International estimate that 20 locations in the Mediterranean may be responsible for eight million individual birds being illegally...
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Emergency conservation for Mediterranean Monk Seal in Lebanon

By Shaun Hurrell, Once thought locally extinct in Lebanon, immediate action was taken by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon for the...
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Darwin project puts Iraq’s wildlife on the map

By Ed Parnell, A three-year project in Iraq has significantly contributed to knowledge of the country's flora and fauna – including five previously unknown plant...