Hima Anjar Youth Explore the Birds of Ammiq Wetland
An educational visit under SPNL’s PROZHUM project, funded by AFD, brought young people into the field to learn about birds, wetland habitats and responsible...
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...
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...
World species are waiting for a serious implementation of the climate...
Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing the planet, and current levels of adaptation and adaptation support are insufficient to protect people...
Jellyfish species sighted for first time in Iraq
Life continues to return to Iraq’s historic marshlands – and in some cases, species that have never been recorded before in the country. In...
Navigating a sustainable path to eco-tourism in Palestine
Palestine’s first-ever eco-tourism conference which took place yesterday focus on finding ways to protect Palestine’s unique natural heritage while sustainably tapping its economic and...
Final Validation Workshop for the Ecosystem Profile update for the Mediterranean...
The CEPF investment in the Mediterranean Basin Hotspot began in 2010, where a process of creating an Ecosystem Profile of the region was undertaken....
The Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
By Fouad Itani,
The Chukar Partridge is a large game bird from the pheasant family. It measures 35 cm in length, with a wingspan of...
1st Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week: “Building a regional network to conserve...
SPNL attended the first Plant Conservation Week which was held in Ulcinj, Montenegro from Oct.24 to Oct.29. Botanists; civil society institutions working in the plant conservation field; community...
