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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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Where the Sky Has No Borders: BirdLife International’s Global Partnership Meeting and Flyways Summit

From the Arctic to Africa, migratory birds connect continents, ecosystems and people. In Nairobi, the global conservation community gathered to protect the invisible highways...

Hima for Peace Takes Centre Stage at BirdLife Summit in Nairobi

From protecting birds and habitats to building bridges between communities, Lebanon’s Hima revival offers a community-led pathway to conservation, resilience and peace   Nairobi, Kenya —...

Birds are running out of places to land: 45% of migratory bird species now in decline 

BirdLife International today publishes State of the World's Birds at the Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi. BirdLife Partners, NGOs, governments and financial institutions sign the Nairobi Flyways Declaration, as...

Andre Bechara Highlights SPNL’s Hima Model for Community-Led Conservation at BirdLife Summit

Andre Bechara, Head of the Homat Al Hima Programme at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), brought Lebanon’s Hima experience...
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Book Release: Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East

'Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East' (released 2015) is an accessible text suitable for graduate students and professionals in the fields...
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The bird that pretends to be a CATERPILLAR

Chicks mimic toxic hairy moth larvae to scare off predators Chicks of the Cinereous Mourner bird have bright orange spiky feathers They move their heads...
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Byblos hosts Hima training workshop – Medscapes Project

SPNL organized a Hima training workshop in the Cultural center Byblos, in collaboration with the Municipality of Byblos- Jbeil, under the Medscapes project. Partners...
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declared by law as nature reserve in 1992. A management plan exists but needs to be updated

21 March #IntForestDay: Forests | Climate | Change

  Forests and trees sustain life and underpin economies at all levels, and an estimated 1.6 billion people depend on them for food, shelter and income. ...
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EU Lebanon Cooperation Days 2015

The European Delegation to Lebanon, in collaboration with the EU Member States, will be organising the 3rd EU Lebanon Cooperation Days on 8 and...
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#FacesOfTheForest Photo Contest

Take part in the first edition of the #FacesOfTheForest Contest as part of the events organized and communicated by the network of Forest Communicators...