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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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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...

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,...

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 

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...
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Strengthening Volunteerism: Monthly Progress Report Highlights Key Efforts to Build Engagement

The Volunteering and Outreach Department, led by Amer Saidi, has issued the monthly technical report summarizing activities and accomplishments from December 25, 2024, to...
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Photographs copyrights of Husein Ali Zorkot, Butterfly Garden Manager

SPNL Advances Biodiversity Conservation in Lebanon with Notable Achievements

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) continues to make strides in biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability. The latest technical report...
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Environment Minister Champions ‘Annual Hima Forum’ Under EU-Funded BioConnect Initiative

Nasser Yassin: Preliminary Approval Granted for Establishing Natural Park in Upper Metn Asaad Serhal: Lebanon Now Boasts 33 Reserves Covering 6% of Its Territory Lebanon’s caretaker...
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Baisour Hima: A Natural Jewel in Lebanon

Baisour Hima is one of Lebanon’s natural gems, a region rich in biodiversity and natural beauty that reflects the uniqueness of the Lebanese environment....
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BioConnect Implementing Partners Convene at EU Delegation in Beirut to Discuss...

The BioConnect project, an EU-funded initiative aimed at ensuring effective management and governance of sites of ecological importance in Southern Lebanon, held its Implementing...
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Jamal Hamzeh, SPNL representative, participated in the First Arab States Regional South-South Development Expo in Doha, Qatar, held from 18-20 February 2014. The Expo aimed to match solution providers with solution seekers, fostering practical exchanges of South-South solutions and experiences in the region.

SPNL’s Revival of the Al-Hima System Recognized by United Nations Women’s...

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) proudly announces that the United Nations Women’s Fund for Gender Equality has recognized the...