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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...
What we do
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Mescapes Project Results Summary

By Shalimar Sinno , Project Coordinator MedScapes Project, which has been funded by the multilateral cross-border cooperation “Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme” of the European Neighbourhood...
Publications
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Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East: Second Edition...

'Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East' (released 2015) is an accessible text suitable for graduate students and professionals in the fields...
Homat Al Hima
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Want to become Homat Al-Hima member? Socialize!

By Vanessa Khaddage For most of us, social media has changed our lives in some meaningful way. Collectively it is changing the world for good....
BirdLife International
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Celebrating the day of 27,000 protected areas

By Irene Lorenzo, Birdlife.org Over 27,000 sites across Europe have one goal: ensuring the survival of the most endangered species and habitats in Europe. Tomorrow,...
Homat Al Hima
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Homat Al Hima Training on Flora and Fauna identification

As part of the series of trainings that SPNL is conducting under Homat Al Hima, the 6th training on Flora and Fauna identification took...
Anti-Poaching Unit
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Shock and… understand: a strategy to end the Illegal Killing of...

By Luca Bonaccorsi, Birdlife.org Exhausted migratory birds are trapped in glue, in agony from thirst and exhaustion. Squeezed to death, tangled in fine nets, millions...
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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