SPNL and USEK Explore Strategic Partnership to Empower the Next Generation of Hima Guardians
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has taken another step toward strengthening the links between nature conservation, cultural heritage, and...
Boats from Maritime Heritage
Mohammed Abdullah Al Hammadi
In the past, fishing and pearl oyster diving were the primary sources of income for most coastal communities. These activities were...
Palm Frond Weaving
Umm Humaid Al Mansoori
I have loved weaving with palm fronds since I was a child, watching my family practice this traditional craft. I later...
Pearl Diving: A Journey Between Death and Life
Ahmed Al Ali
Pearl diving was among the hardest, most exhausting, and most dangerous experiences ever endured by the people of the sea. It was...
A day in the life of an SPNL field officer during...
By Maher Osta
At 10:30 this Saturday morning I got a call from Assad Serhal our General Director telling me that there’s a shot pelican...
World Migratory Bird Day in Hima Hammana
Within the Migratory Soaring Birds project, and in celebration of the World Migratory Bird Day, SPNL has implemented an event for tour operators. An...
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon calls on...
In the past five weeks, the anti-poaching unit of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has been able to document...
The Plain Tiger: A Celebration of Autumn’s Winged Beauty
As the warm hues of autumn painted the Lebanese landscape, a familiar and cherished visitor returned to the SPNL Butterfly Garden—the Plain Tiger (Danaus...
When protecting nature and fighting climate change, walk hand-in-hand in a...
Nature lovers in Lebanon can look forward to the opening of Hammana’s “Le parc Air France”; an ecological initiative by SPNL, AIR FRANCE-KLM, and...
Updated checklist of the birds of Lebanon, with notes on four...
GHASSAN RAMADAN-JARADI, FOUAD ITANI, JAMES HOGG, ASSAD SERHAL &
MONA RAMADAN-JARADI
Summary: Since the previous published checklist of the birds of Lebanon in 2008, many significant...
