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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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Homat Al Hima

30 New Nature Guides Graduate Under SPNL’s Homat al Hima Programme

Under the "Towards Lebanon's First Natural Park" project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and as part of the Homat...

The Beiruter Highlights Assaad Serhal’s Tribute to the Legacy of Mona Khalil and Community-Based Conservation

In an article published on 30 June 2026, entitled "Beyond the Orange House: Mona Khalil's Lasting Legacy," journalist The Beiruter Editorial Team explores the...

Assad Serhal on Télé Liban’s “Hiwarat Al Saraya”: Lebanon’s Hima Model Earns Global Recognition

Mr. Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and member of the Global Council of BirdLife...

Wetlands: a powerful ally in climate resilience we can’t afford to overlook

By Megan Eldred, Senior Policy Manager, Sites at BirdLife International We are losing one of our most powerful natural allies against climate change, and yet...
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Last flight of the goddess: How I Met Anahita

By Maher Osta, SPNL field officer Anahita is the name of the ancient Persian goddess of fertility, water, health, healing, and wisdom, so how come...
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BirdLife International: Stop illegal killing of migratory soaring birds in Lebanon

      Our concern is protecting the 2.5 billion migratory birds that pass over Lebanon, twice a year. When flying over Lebanon, 2.6 million migratory birds...
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Designing Management Plans for the Hima Sites

The Society for Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and CommonsConnect kicked-off their seven-week training to raise the capacity of SPNL team, along with...
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A symposium, bicycles and kites in the form of flying birds...

Coinciding with the start of the migration season over Lebanon, coming from Europe towards Africa….The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)...
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Global Call for the UN to Recognize the Right to a...

Dear Colleagues   Over the last few months, the Birdlife Secretariat has been working closely with a diverse group of civil society humanitarian and conservation organisations...
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Contribution of the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project to the...

Media campaign was conducted by BirdLife Africa, NCF and SCF in Nigeria and Niger to stop the illegal killing of vultures. Moreover, a series...