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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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Biodiversity Guardianship

At CMS COP15 in Brazil, the World Confronts a Silent Crisis Facing Migratory Species

As global attention turns once again to biodiversity loss, world leaders, scientists, and conservation actors have convened in Brazil for a decisive moment in...
Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle © Nigel Voaden.

From Forests to Futures: How Innovation is Rewriting the Story of Climate Resilience

On the International Day of Forests, the world pauses to reflect on landscapes that quietly sustain life. Forests, covering nearly a third of the...

SPNL at Bkerke: Advancing the Hima Approach and Environmental Leadership in Lebanon

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, SPNL, took part in a landmark national and environmental meeting with His Beatitude Cardinal Mar...

Storks Soar Over Bkerke During Environmental Visit, A Powerful Message of Hope and Nature

In a remarkable natural moment, the visit of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Members’ Network delegation to the Patriarchal See in...
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SPNL Embarks to Promote Sustainable Grazing in Lebanon

SPNL will soon initiate a new project with MAVA Foundation under the title of “Assessing and Supporting Cultural Conservation Practices in the Mediterranean Basin”....
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Al Hima System Seen as One of Birdlife’s Major Achievements in...

As part of Birdlife’s International 90th anniversary celebrations that will be held this June in Canada, Birdlife chose 20 of their most successful stories...
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Mountainous forest dominated by Turkey Oak, Fir, Cedar of Lebanon and Juniper, with Calabrian Pine found at lower altitudes

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Upper Mountains of Akkar-Donnieh

Location: Located at the northern end of Mount Lebanon. This IBA stretches from Wadi Jouhannam to Qammouaa including the villages of Mechmech and Fnaideq....
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Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Tannourine Cedars Nature Reserve

Location: In the north of the Mount Lebanon range, between the villages of Tannourine et-Tahta and Hadath ej-Joubbe. IBA Criteria met: A1, A4iv Explanation: A1...
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The largest Nature reserve in Lebanon (approx. 5% of the Territory) encompassing the best remaining strand of cedar forests where over 160 bird species

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve

  Location: Situated in the Shouf Mountains overlooking the Mediterranean Sea to the West and the length of the Bekaa valley to the east. Streches...
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much of the mountain is protected from hunting and grazing, some trees have been planted by the Rim water company that owns most of the site

Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Rim-Sannine

 Location: North-west of the town of Zahle, on the southern flanks of Mount Sannine in the Mount Lebanon Range. Total area: 244 ha IBA...