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...
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...
Hornbills sent to school, turtle-dove hunting exposed
Bird Conservation International journal highlights the complexities of reintroducing hornbills to the wild, the truly devastating scale of European Turtle-dove hunting, and a newly-identified...
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas & Hima Areas of Lebanon
Join CommonsConnect Webinar this Friday, March 26, to learn more about the Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas of Lebanon and Hima areas with world...
Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Headaches?
A great spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) on a tree. Unlike the human brain, the woodpecker's brain is tightly confined by muscles in the skull...
Why a nature-positive economic system would benefit us all
Integrating nature into business decisions isn’t just good for the environment – it also benefits society and the economy. Here’s why the world should...
Biodiversity Conservation in Production Landscapes
Promoting Traditional Land-use Practices in the Upper Beirut River Valley, Lebanon
The Beirut River Valley, and particularly its upper reaches, is one of the most...
BirdLife International Marine Programme: International Women’s Day 2021
By Samuel Wrobel
Monday 8th March we're celebrating International Women's Day. #AlbatrossStories is a platform to share the lives of albatrosses across the world, the challenges they...
