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.
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) proudly announced today the official designation of Lala Municipality as a Hima site, recognizing...
A joint night operation carried out by the Lebanese Army, in direct coordination with the APU Unit and Army Intelligence in Dinnieh (North Lebanon),...
As part of national efforts to combat illegal hunting and promote the sustainable management of natural resources, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), upon the invitation...
As part of the project “Beirut River Valley: Towards Establishing Lebanon’s First Natural Park”, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),...
The scientific paper on illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean titled "Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and taking...
MedScapes (2014-2015):
An EU funded project to develop Landscape Character Assessment, as a tool for the effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Landscapes...
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By Assad Serhal - SPNL Director General
Medscapes is a project to demonstrate the importance of landscape and establish a common approach towards its...
SPNL Launches The Hima Guideline Manual
The Hima Guideline Manual provides information on the Medscapes project, its aim and vision, and highlights briefly the content...
Status of Lighthouses in Lebanon
Lebanon has lighthouses all along its coast. There are lighthouses in Tyre, Saida, Beirut, Batroun and Tripoli. Unfortunately, most of...
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, with fewer than 600 individuals currently surviving. It is believed to...