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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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Homat Al Hima

30 New Nature Guides Graduate Under SPNL’s Homat al Hima Programme

Under the "Towards Lebanon's First Natural Park" project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and as part of the Homat...

The Beiruter Highlights Assaad Serhal’s Tribute to the Legacy of Mona Khalil and Community-Based Conservation

In an article published on 30 June 2026, entitled "Beyond the Orange House: Mona Khalil's Lasting Legacy," journalist The Beiruter Editorial Team explores the...

Assad Serhal on Télé Liban’s “Hiwarat Al Saraya”: Lebanon’s Hima Model Earns Global Recognition

Mr. Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and member of the Global Council of BirdLife...

Wetlands: a powerful ally in climate resilience we can’t afford to overlook

By Megan Eldred, Senior Policy Manager, Sites at BirdLife International We are losing one of our most powerful natural allies against climate change, and yet...
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Reviving Tradition: How Hima Farms Are Bringing Sustainability to Lebanon’s Upper...

Reviving Tradition: How Hima Farms Are Bringing Sustainability to Lebanon’s Upper Beirut River Valley In the rolling hills of the Upper Beirut River Valley, a...
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Assad Serhal is to be awarded an Honorary Membership by BirdLife...

From cofounding The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL ) in 1983 to establishing 28 Hima Protected areas and serving three...
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Mainstreaming MSB concerns within Energy Sector

The Migratory Soaring Birds project have an innovative approach aiming to mainstream MSB concerns within economic sectors including hunting, tourism, waste management, agriculture, and...
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5th Newsletter of of the TUNE UP interreg Med project

The 5th project semester(January-June2022)was marked by the completion of the activities in the context of TUNE UP since it is the last semester of...
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SNOW program hosts 60 Children from Lycée Montaigne Beit Chebab

SPNL SNOW program has been a major attraction for schools due to the added value tailored made curriculums are providing to students to better...
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Egyptian Vultures… International Travels with a twist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNNwKB8UNiQ Back on September 27, 2021 the APU were able to rescue 3 Egyptian Vultures held in an illegal farm. The story of these 3...