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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

Lebanese Environment Forum Pushes for a Legal Framework for Marine Protected Areas Network in Lebanon

After years of active efforts to safeguard Lebanon’s environment, particularly its coastal and marine ecosystems, the Lebanese Environment Forum (LEF), in partnership with the...
BirdLife International

Nature’s Silent Guardians: Celebrating Vultures on International Vulture Awareness Day

A Misunderstood Bird with a Vital Role They circle high above the savannas, deserts, and mountains, their silhouettes stark against the horizon. For centuries, vultures...
The Beirut River Valley stands out as both a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) and a Prime Butterfly Area (PBA) in Lebanon
Hima

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...
Hima

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...
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
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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
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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...
What we do
SPNL

Agriculture & Rural Development Initiatives People, Products & Territory

Barcelona – Fighting rural poverty, weak economy, loss of soils and arable lands, and loss of biodiversity, the Centre Civic La Sedeta, Mediterranean Eco-operation Program,...
Anti-Poaching Unit
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Illegal night hunting in Arida North Lebanon: Violators arrested and weapons...

After night hunting violations were documented in the Arida border area by sustainable hunters in North Lebanon, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), which is affiliated...
Environment
SPNL

APPEAL – WETLANDS ARE OUR ‘LIFE INSURANCE’ AGAINST THE COMBINED CLIMATE...

2022 is set to break all records – temperatures, heat waves, droughts – in Europe, revealing the vulnerability of our agriculture, our forestry management,...
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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