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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
SPNL

The IUCN National Committee launches its national plan

Under the patronage of the Minister of the Environment Dr. Nasser Yassin, the launching ceremony of the National Action Plan of the International Union...
Hima
SPNL

BioConnect – A project where local community members and experts are...

  In the framework of the BioConnect, a project funded by the European Union, biodiversity monitoring field activities targeting Birds, Mammals,Plants and Herpetofauna (reptiles and...
SNOW Program
SPNL

School with No Walls – SNOW, a National program that is...

Today SNOW was our message of hope during a very positive meeting with the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Abbas Halabi. Society for...
Environment
SPNL

SPNL and 24 international NGOs sound the alarm bell to prevent...

Over 98% of the lake Marmara wetland has dried up in the last 10 years. 25 NGOs and research institutions from the Mediterranean Alliance...
What we do
SPNL

Anahita In Prague Zoo

The story of Anahita excited thousands of people around the world. Remember that she was tagged with a GPS transmitter in Bulgaria but shot by poachers...
SNOW Program
SPNL

School With No Walls – SNOW program set a calendar for...

In the framework of “BioConnect”, a project funded by the European Union, several meetings were held in the project's target areas, namely Ras El...
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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