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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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The Beirut River Valley stands out as both a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) and a Prime Butterfly Area (PBA) in Lebanon
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2,900 Species Illustrated, 440 Recorded in Beirut Valley: Lebanon’s Biodiversity in Focus

Lebanon’s Beirut Valley has once again revealed its secrets through the lens of biomonitoring. With every hike, photograph, and field note, Husein Ali Zorkot...

Mapping Lebanon’s Green Heart: A Landmark Flora and Biodiversity Map

Lebanon has taken a significant step forward in documenting and protecting its natural heritage with the launch of the first national map of flora...

Anti-Poaching Unit: From Awareness to Institutional Partnerships for Bird Protection in Lebanon

Between July 23 and August 23, 2025, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) carried out a packed agenda of activities that combined awareness, field patrols, community...

Restoring Rivers and Strengthening Himas: SPNL’s Progress in West Bekaa

Between 23 July and 23 August 2025, SPNL’s Homat Al Hima International Center (HHIC), under the leadership of Wassim El Khatib, focused on advancing...
Environment
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World Migratory Bird Day on 9 October Celebrates Birds and Nature

On Saturday, 9 October people all over the world will be celebrating World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of...
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Monitoring plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals in Hima Hammana and Hima...

SPNL’s Research and Conservation team is conducting weekly field visits to monitor plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals since last April under the project entitled:...
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Four Common Kestrel rescued near Qaraoun Lake

After a tipoff from the Litani Authority, the Anti-Poaching Unit APU, which is part of the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC) and the...
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Illegal songbird trapping sites shut down in Barja and Tachaa

Following a report from pro-regulation hunters, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) of the Society for the protection of Nature (SPNL) and its partners: the Middle...
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Can birding really improve our mental health? The science says yes

We all know that spending time in nature is enjoyable, but there’s increasing evidence that wildlife – and birds in particular – have a...
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Bird Protection Camp Activities: Mist nets confiscation in Barja, monitoring of...

On 26 September 2021, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)  together with the Middle Eastern Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC), the...