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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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Homat Al Hima

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...
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...
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SPNL introduce migratory birds to the ACS students

As part of the Responsible Hunting activities, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), organized an educational seminar to the students of...
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Pregnant rare monk seal found dead in Raouche

The marine life in Lebanon was affected by a new loss, when one of the rare types of “monk seals”, which resides on the...
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Japanese Ambassador’s observation How should we tackle natural conservation of Lebanon?

Seiichi Otsuka * The East Mediterranean, a cradle of the civilizations, is blessed with a diverse and plentiful nature. But this nature is endangered. Nowadays...
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Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter March 2015

         No Images? Click here Wings & Waves - SPNL's Newsletter March 2015 ‘Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East’ (released 2015) is an...
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Book Release: Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East

'Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East' (released 2015) is an accessible text suitable for graduate students and professionals in the fields...
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The bird that pretends to be a CATERPILLAR

Chicks mimic toxic hairy moth larvae to scare off predators Chicks of the Cinereous Mourner bird have bright orange spiky feathers They move their heads...