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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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Hima Shines at IUCN World Conservation Congress

Abu Dhabi, October 14, 2025 — The traditional Hima approach took center stage at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC), held in Abu Dhabi,...

Razan Al Mubarak to Al-Hima Magazine: The Desert and Nature’s Resilience Inspire Me

My Priority Is to Turn IUCN’s Vision into Action (Al Hima Magazine 6th Edition)  Interviewed by Raghida Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima Magazine. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is...

SPNL Welcomes Students to Hima Bayssour – Darb El Talleh for an Educational Eco-Experience

As part of its mission to foster environmental awareness among younger generations, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration...

Hima Anjar Celebrates Bird Migration: From Storytelling to Dialogue

As part of Reef Initiative’s activities and in coordination with the Environmental Committee in Anjar and ABCL, a special event was held on October...
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Interesting bird records for Lebanon – Sandgrouse volume 39 (2) Summer...

Sandgrouse is published by Ornithological Society of the Middle East- OSME and contains papers and short notes on the ornithology of the OSME region,...
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Lebanon’s President signs animal welfare law into effect

With the signature of His Excellency President Michel Aoun, the Animal Protection and Welfare Law is enacted and today animal abuse is illegal in...
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Hima Recognized on Equators Solution Database

The Equator Award is recognized as an international annual initiative under the United Nations Development Programme. It started in the Tropics aiming to salute...
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Join SPNL at Kanafar Half Marathon 2017 

A- Rules and Application Procedures 1) KANAFAR ANNUAL RACES – RUN FOR HIMA - 21 Km and 6 Km will take place on 20st August...
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7 stunning bird courtship displays that’ll make you swoon

Before sex, first comes the courtship period – and few know how to catch the eye quite like birds. Male birds have evolved an...
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The mystery of the seabird that barks like a dog

By Tânia Pipa Tânia Pipa from SPEA (BirdLife Portugal) shares news of a very happy discovery on the tiny islet of Baixo off the ‘White...