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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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SPNL Congratulates Razan Al Mubarak on Her Re-Election as IUCN President

Assad Serhal: “A renewed mandate for unity, science, and hope for nature and people.” Beirut, 16 October 2025 — The Society for the Protection of...

SPNL Meets with IUCN’s Tim Badman to Explore World Heritage Site Designation Process

During the IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Abu Dhabi, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) delegation met with Tim...

SPNL Empowers Local Communities through Nature-Based Solutions and Hima Awareness under the Al Murunah and Al Murunah+ Projects

Under the Al Murunah and Al Murunah+ projects, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) reaffirmed its commitment to empowering local...

In Conversation with Assad Serhal: Reviving the Hima for People and Nature

Today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Manoswini Sarkar sat down with Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature...
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Assad Serhal Explains.. Why Hima is Important?

In this video, Assad Serhal explains why Hima is Important? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P62onZxPKrg Al Hima’ which means a protected area or place is a traditional system of management...
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Japan and Lebanon, a story of pain, love, nature, and hope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljZN_uoKZmA How does Pain turn into Hope? How do two nations separated by distance and culture come together? From Spring flowers to Autumn colors, from Migratory...
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Luc Hoffman Hima Home: The Journey from West to East

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73IA4ImYQIc It is not only birds that migrate, but so can our thoughts in search of fertile lands where they become productive and fruitful for...
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The Asaad Adel Serhal Wildlife Photography Prize concludes by honoring the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_IVXC6cHII On Sunday, August 1, the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center - MESHC - celebrated the conclusion of the Assaad Adel Serhal Wildlife Photography Prize...
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Why we need to make ‘sustainable’ development truly bird-safe

Planting vegetation to stop the spread of deserts, bringing electricity to rural communities… these are positive steps, as long as the right preparations are...
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Black Francolin (Partridge) brought back to Hima Jahliyeh

The preparation to release tens of Black Francolin (Partridge) into the wild this autumn represents a big step forward to re-establish a Black Francolin...