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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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SPNL Participates in Rachaya and Beyond’s Ceremony Marking Ten Years of Volunteer Action

At the kind invitation of Rachaya and Beyond, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) took part in the honorary ceremony...

When Migration Turns Fatal: Lebanon’s Growing Threat to Migratory Birds

Lebanon, a small country with an outsized ecological role, sits at the heart of one of the world’s most important migratory bird routes. Every...

Hima: From Letter Memory to Contemporary Environmental Governance

Four Thousand Years of Natural Resource Management Hima is not a recent invention nor an isolated historical practice. Rather, it represents a surface layer built...

From Awareness to Partnership, Building a Shared Front Against Illegal Hunting in Deir El Ahmar

In the heart of Lebanon’s northern Bekaa, where natural landscapes are closely intertwined with local livelihoods, the Union of Deir El Ahmar Municipalities hosted...
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COP18/CMP8 President debate highlights The Hima system

The fifth day of COP18/CMP8 saw engagement from the host country’s top leaders with observer organisations and members of the press, while delegates prepared...
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Community conservation methods go back to the future

A centuries old method of conservation is being revived in Qatar and other parts of the Islamic world. At the fifth Hikma session at...
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What is Hima

Hima means protected area in Arabic; it is a community based approach used for the conservation of sites, species, habitats, and people in order...
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Responsible Hunting

Responsible Hunting Programme Lebanon lies on the west side of the Rift valley African Eurasian flyway, which is considered one of the most important flyways...
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The ruins of Anjar reveal a very regular layout, reminiscent of the palace-cities of ancient times, and are a unique testimony to city planning under the Umayyads

Aanjar celebrates the Secrets of Birds Migration and Forests of Hope

 Secrets of Birds Migration and Forests of Hope Festival – Aanjar On Saturday October 6, a day full of environmental activities attracted more than 150...
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BirdLife International to spread its wings as it opens an office...

For an almost entirely desert country, with no natural surface water and no forests, Qatar is home to 280 species of bird. Many of...