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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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More Than Birdwatching: How SPNL Turned Every Walk into a Conservation Story

June–July 2026 Field Report: Bird Monitoring, Eco-Tourism and Conservation Outreach Across Lebanon Throughout June and July 2026, SPNL Nature Guide and Bird Monitoring Officer Chadi...

Hima Hardine: Where Faith Meets Nature

High in the mountains of Batroun, where the peaks seem to touch the sky, Hardine stands like an open book recounting thousands of years...

From a Passion for Hiking to Nature Conservation: How SPNL Helped Create Hima Baysour and Advance Ecotourism

What began as a grassroots passion for hiking among the people of Baysour has evolved into one of Lebanon's leading examples of community-based conservation,...

SPNL Joins Heritage and Nature Walk in Bchamoun to Promote the Hima Trails Initiative

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) participated in a heritage and environmental walking event in Bchamoun, represented by Hamada Malaeb,...
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New, simplified guidance for protecting birds

Today, the European Commission published guidelines for a pragmatic and proportionate implementation of the Birds Directive on the ground, while protecting Europe's wild birds. This guidance document...
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New UN-backed Atlas Maps Migratory Lifelines of Highly Vulnerable Bird Species

A powerful new online tool mapping the full annual journeys of an initial 89 highly vulnerable migratory bird species across the Americas was unveiled...
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At CMS COP15 in Brazil, the World Confronts a Silent Crisis...

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

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

On the International Day of Forests, the world pauses to reflect on landscapes that quietly sustain life. Forests, covering nearly a third of the...
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SPNL at Bkerke: Advancing the Hima Approach and Environmental Leadership in...

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, SPNL, took part in a landmark national and environmental meeting with His Beatitude Cardinal Mar...
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Storks Soar Over Bkerke During Environmental Visit, A Powerful Message of...

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