SPNL

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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Building Lebanon’s First Natural Park: SPNL Engages Local Leaders in the Beirut River Valley

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),...

Lebanese Relief Scouts Join Awareness Session on Combating Illegal Hunting

In Harajel, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) organized an engaging awareness session for the Lebanese Relief Scouts – Mar Roukoz School Troop in Qlayaat. The...

Lebanese Environment Forum Pushes for a Legal Framework for Marine Protected Areas Network in Lebanon

After years of active efforts to safeguard Lebanon’s environment, particularly its coastal and marine ecosystems, the Lebanese Environment Forum (LEF), in partnership with the...

Nature’s Silent Guardians: Celebrating Vultures on International Vulture Awareness Day

A Misunderstood Bird with a Vital Role They circle high above the savannas, deserts, and mountains, their silhouettes stark against the horizon. For centuries, vultures...
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Action plan for how MCNC project will continue in the future

The Mediterranean Consortium for Nature and Culture team (or MCNC for short) has had their closure meeting in Greece- Athens on March 14 &...
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Khatib calls on security forces to enforce hunting law

Environment Minister Tarek Khatib Monday called on security forces across Lebanon to enforce Lebanon’s hunting law as bird migration season approaches, a statement from...
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World Wildlife Day: Involving communities in sustainable management

UN Environment, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Institute on Environment and Development (IIED), today launched...
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Did you know that 2018 is the “Year of the Bird?”

It’s true! This declaration is part of an exciting year-long celebration that brings together National Geographic, BirdLife International, National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of...
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The Silence of the Leaders

By Gui-Xi Young A ‘Silence of the Lambs’-inspired demonstration organised by BirdLife in Brussels last Friday saw 133 European NGOs demand more money for the...
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Open letter: give our birds safe passage over Lebanon this spring

With the spring migration just a few weeks away, conservation groups the world over have come together in support of an open letter to...