Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter January 2014

Web Version  |   Unsubscribe Like Tweet Contact Us Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter – Highlights of 2013 Issue January 2014 SPNL receives “Best Practice” Award from the United Nations for improving the living environment through Hima system The Society

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SPNL achievements in the Hunting Sector

Sustainable Hunting Project: Regional basis: Development of “guidelines for hunting management”, to be adapted on national basis. Development of “Code of Practice for hunters”. Development of “Synthesis reports” on the issue of hunting. National: Development of “Country

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Dalmatian Pelican

The Dalmatian Pelican is a migratory soaring bird that is listed as “vulnerable” as per the IUCN Red-list. It breeds in Eastern Europe and east central Asia, and the current population estimates ranges between 10,000-20,000 individuals. During the 19th and the 20th century,

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Prominent Hunters Sign Declaration On Responsible Hunting

Hunters from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Yemen and Ethiopia have signed a Regional Declaration on Responsible Hunting [1], at a ceremony organised by the BirdLife International and UNDP/GEF Migratory Soaring Birds (MSB) project, in coordination with the Society

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Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter December 2013

Web Version  | Like Tweet Contact Us Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter Issue December 2013 SPNL and TyN Bringing Back Transhumanze to Save Biodiversity The Society for the protection of nature in Lebanon (SPNL) signed a partnership agreement with

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Hima el-Fekha Environmental Festival Helps Women Empowerment

El-Fekha village has witnessed an intense activity related to the Hima protected area and promoting women empowerment for conservation and livelihood. More than 150 persons including 70 women have participated in the different activities of the Festival and more than 6

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Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter November 2013

Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter ______________________________ Issue November 2013 SEARCH Project suggest future interventions for policy makers SPNL and Mada held the 4th National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting on the 18th of September to focus on the

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Cyrtopodion (Cyrtopodion amictophole)

This species appears to be restricted to Mount Hermon in southwestern Syria, and from the Mount Lebanon Range in central Lebanon (known from a single, recently collected specimen). It is found above 1,300 m asl on Mount Hermon and up to 2,000 m asl in Lebanon. Cyrtopodion

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The herpetofauna of Lebanon new data on distribution

by Souad Hraoui-Bloquet, Riyad A. Sadek, Roberto Sindaco, and Alberto Venchi Abstract This paper reports more than 400 original data on the Lebanese herpetofauna (covering 5 amphibians and 44 reptiles), deriving from museum collections and recent field observations. The most

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Endangered Species: Lebanon viper (Montivipera bornmuelleri)

A venomous snake, the Lebanon viper (Montivipera bornmuelleri) is an extremely rare species. There is limited information on its appearance, though members of the Montivipera genus are generally known to be short-tailed species. They also have a low number of enlarged scales

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