SPNL and USEK Explore Strategic Partnership to Empower the Next Generation of Hima Guardians
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has taken another step toward strengthening the links between nature conservation, cultural heritage, and...
Boats from Maritime Heritage
Mohammed Abdullah Al Hammadi
In the past, fishing and pearl oyster diving were the primary sources of income for most coastal communities. These activities were...
Palm Frond Weaving
Umm Humaid Al Mansoori
I have loved weaving with palm fronds since I was a child, watching my family practice this traditional craft. I later...
Pearl Diving: A Journey Between Death and Life
Ahmed Al Ali
Pearl diving was among the hardest, most exhausting, and most dangerous experiences ever endured by the people of the sea. It was...
APU take up the challenge of providing first aid to birds
Despite the harsh economic situation currently prevalent in Lebanon, and due to the need to protect the bird migration corridor in the autumn, the...
Taking of Animals for Domestic Wild Meat Consumption a Major Threat...
The taking of animals for wild meat consumption within national borders is having significant impacts on most terrestrial species protected under the Convention on the...
BirdLife at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
By Melanie Heath, Director of Science, Policy & Information
Despite the ongoing COVID pandemic, amid the escalating climate and biodiversity emergencies, BirdLife CEO Patricia Zurita led...
Assad Serhal Awarded Honorary Membership of IUCN
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Assad Serhal, the Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL),and BirdLife Partner Lebanon, was awarded the IUCN Honorary...
Conservation needs more women, says Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak the newly...
Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak became today the first woman from the Arab world to head IUCN. She has served as the managing director of...
IUCN Members elect new leadership
Today, 8 September 2021, Members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) elected Razan Al Mubarak as the new IUCN President at...
