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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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Reviving the Upper Litani River and Qaraoun Lake: Partnerships for a Living Landscape

In the fertile heart of Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, the Litani River and Qaraoun Lake have long sustained communities, agriculture, and biodiversity. Yet decades of...

Guardians of Anjar: How Youth Are Turning a Wetland into a Classroom for Ecotourism and Care

At sunrise in Anjar, the wetland mist lifts slowly off reedbeds and willow groves, unveiling a mosaic of water channels where dragonflies skim and...

Hamana: Where Fossils, Forests, and the Hima Model Shape a Living Heritage

On the slopes of Kneyseh Mountain, above the picturesque Lebanese village of Hamana, time stretches across millions of years. From the bustling souk and...

APU Dismantles Illegal Trapping Nets in Lehfed, Byblos District

In the lush hills of Jbeil, a troubling discovery recently came to light: nearly 150 meters of illegal “death nets” stretched across the waters...
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“Hema is a Tent”: Reflections from Kenya to Arabia on Conservation...

When Dr. Munir Virani, Chief Executive of the Mohamed Bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund, sat down for Suhoor during Ramadan in Abu Dhabi, he...
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SPNL Applauds National Geographic Arabic for Showcasing Hima’s Role in Reviving...

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) welcomes the in-depth feature article published by National Geographic Arabic – issued by Abu...
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Green Hills School Embraces Nature-Based Learning Through Hima Green School Network

Green Hills School in Chbaniyeh, Mount Lebanon, has officially joined the Hima Green School network—an important milestone in promoting environmental education in Lebanon. This...
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APU Unit Guards Stork Flock Takeoff, Discovers One Dead and One...

As part of its ongoing mission to safeguard migratory bird species and promote community-based conservation, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) conducted a special field operation...
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Urgent Intervention to Protect Qaraoun Lake from Escalating Environmental Violations

Today, the Fish & Wildlife Unit of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) carried out an emergency visit to the...
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Biomonitoring Lebanon: A Season of Discovery

Husein Ali Zorkot, a dedicated biologist and scientific illustrator, has been tirelessly crisscrossing the Lebanese mountains and valleys—camera, notebook, and GPS in hand—to track...