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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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New hope for rare monk seals

Photo credit: Imad Saidi Mediterranean monk seal was seen near sporting club – Beirut on 12 April 2014. The Mediterranean monk seal has been considered...
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Search project partners meets in Amman

A regional meeting was held on the 16th and 17th of April, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. This meeting was back to back between the...
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Training on forest management and monitoring

As part of the EU Andeket project a training for scouts was held in Ramlieh, Mount Lebanon on the 29th and 30th of March,...
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Medscapes Project train on landscape character assessment

Under the project Medscapes, a workshop was held by end of March till early April. The first three days of the workshop were held...
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Transhumance in Hrajel – Mount Lebanon

Transhumance is losing its importance today. People do not find it feasible to move along the valley. Few farmers undertake short-distance movements with their...
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On the Move: We Need Your Help

   Join us in this unique photography project to support the nomadic shepherds who maintain a way of life that benefits the environment.   On the...