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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

From HMY to Smart Hima: Reviving a 4,000-Year-Old Tradition of Environmental Governance

https://youtu.be/TVdM7-xNMA0 Environmental conservation is often perceived as a modern response to contemporary crises. Yet, in this region, the idea of protecting nature through collective responsibility...
Hima

From Rivers to Resilience: How SPNL Advanced Nature Conservation Across Lebanon in Late 2025

Between November and December 2025, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) intensified its work across Lebanon’s most sensitive ecosystems, rivers,...
Biodiversity Guardianship

At Dawn in the Beqaa: How SPNL s Tracking Lebanon’s Birds, One Checklist at a Time

In the early hours of the morning, when mist still lingers above wetlands and fields, Chadi Saad is already in the field. Notebook in...
Azanus-jesous-J.M.-Garg Photo Credit : Husein Ali Zorkot 
Butterflies of Lebanon

SPNL and the Art of Conservation: Documenting Life, One Species at a Time in Lebanon

In a modest field cabin overlooking the hills of Mount Lebanon, surrounded by sketchbooks, cameras, plant presses, and reference volumes, the work of documenting...
Wings & Waves Newsletter
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Wings & Waves Newsletter | August 2019

  Please welcome SPNL’s 24th Hima at Kfarmatta 30 July 2019  was an important day for SPNL welcoming Kfarmatta’s municipal council decree to declare...
Butterflies of Lebanon
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Long-Term Sustainable Wildlife Gardening and Butterfly Monitoring and Conservation (Annual Report...

By Husein Ali Zorkot Around this time last year, I witnessed for the first time a plain tiger butterfly (Danaus chrysippus), also known as the...
Anti-Poaching Unit
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Scale of illegal bird killing in the Middle East revealed for...

By Dima Obeidat A study out today, for the first time, estimates the scale and extent of the illegal killing and taking of wild birds in...
Butterflies of Lebanon
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Embrace Elecampane Season: Celebrate Autumn with Native Wildflowers and Fluttering Butterflies

As autumn arrives, nature paints a new masterpiece across our landscapes. This season, elecampanes—those hardy, nectar-rich wildflowers—are in full bloom, and butterflies continue their...
Homat Al Hima
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Photographer Fouad Itani

My name is Fouad Itani and I was born in 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon. During my childhood, I used to accompany my father on...
Environment
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News in Photos: The Most Stunning Natural Wonders in Lebanon by...

               
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The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) is dedicated to conserving biodiversity, promoting sustainable development, and safeguarding Lebanon’s natural and cultural heritage. As the national partner of BirdLife International, SPNL embraces the Hima approach, a community-based conservation model that harmonizes nature, people, and culture. Through education, advocacy, and partnerships, we empower communities to protect vital ecosystems and species while ensuring livelihoods and well-being. Join us in our mission to preserve Lebanon's unique environment for future generations. Visit our website or follow us on social media to learn more and support our initiatives. Together, we can make a difference.

Horsh Kayfoun, Luc Hoffmann Hima Center،, Itani, Kayfoun, Mount Lebanon