Planetary Rehab in Action: Abu Dhabi Hosts Historic IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025
The world’s leading voices in environmental conservation converged in Abu Dhabi today, as the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 officially opened its doors to...
Hima for Peace: SPNL Showcases Lebanon’s Centuries-Old Conservation Heritage at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) brought Lebanon’s ancestral conservation wisdom to the global stage at the IUCN World Conservation...
A New Era for Global Conservation: BirdLife International and the World Bank Join Forces to Protect Migratory Birds Across Continents
In a landmark moment for global biodiversity, the World Bank and BirdLife International have launched the African–Eurasian Flyway Initiative (AEFI) — an unprecedented effort...
Fishermen at the Heart of Coastal Conservation: SPNL engages Mansouri community under the BioConnect project
Under the BioConnect project, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) organized a full-day workshop with the fishermen of Mansouri, located...
Safe Passage For Migratory Birds
Migration can only be mastered if the birds find safe resting places along their route where they can find food and recover their strength....
Red List 2020: seven things you might have missed
The carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” may soon need to become one verse shorter as a European partridge is listed as Near Threatened....
Changing attitudes towards illegal killing of Birds
The issue of illegal killing is a widespread concern for sustainable hunters in Lebanon. Last week, a conference was held by SPNL and MESHC...
Red List 2020: Andean Condor heads list of raptors in steep...
Poisoned, poached, persecuted – iconic raptors such as the Andean Condor, Secretarybird and Martial Eagle have moved to higher threat categories in this year’s...
Local Empowerment Hima Community Based Programme
HIMA is a traditional community-based approach to sustainably manage natural resources in a way that realizes common benefits for people and Nature. It is a...
Red List 2020: European Bison recovers amid 31 extinctions
In this year’s update to the IUCN Red List of threatened species, the recovery of the European Bison shows the true power of conservation....
