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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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APU Dismantles Illegal Trapping Nets in Bchennata, Miniyeh-Danniyeh District 

In the lush hills of Bchennata, Miniyeh-Danniyeh District, a troubling discovery recently came to light: illegal “death nets” stretched across local waters. These indiscriminate...

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...
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Bird Shooting and Trapping Lebanon

The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. By Lloyd Scott, CABS Campaigns and Operations Officer The eastern Mediterranean serves as a crucial migratory flyway...
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Hima Hammana: A Snowy Haven for Ski Tourism in Mount Lebanon

Nestled at an altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level, the picturesque village of Hammana in the Baabda district of Mount Lebanon transforms into...
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SPNL Launches Butterfly Garden and Plant Nursery at Quranic and Biblical...

The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has embarked on a new...
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SNOW: Toward a National Program

By Andre Bechara SNOW Program Director The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The School With No Walls (SNOW) program has firmly established itself...
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Mapping Nature’s Connectivity: SPNL’s Vision for Lebanon’s Hima

By Miryam Salloum Biodiversity Research and Data Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. Amid Lebanon’s breathtaking landscapes, a unique initiative is...
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Unveiling Lebanon’s Wildlife: SPNL’s Mammal Biodiversity Study in Himas

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), under the BioConnect project funded by the European Union, has completed a comprehensive Mammal...