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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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Hima

Reviving a River, Reviving a Legacy: How SPNL’s Hima Model is Helping Clean Lebanon’s Lifeline

As Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam gathered ministers, governors, and senior officials at the Grand Serail this week to address the chronic pollution choking...

Saghbine Moves Toward Joining the National Hima Network Following BioConnect Exhibition Success

Following the resounding success of the BioConnect traveling exhibition held yesterday in West Bekaa, a promising new chapter in local conservation efforts began today...

AIM Campers Connect with Nature on Scenic Visit to Hima Bissour – Darb Al-Talleh

As part of the AIM Summer Camp activities at AIM Academy Aley—and with generous support from the BioConnect project, funded by the European Union—a...

“Weaving Hima” Exhibition Highlights Grassroots Environmental Action in the Bekaa

Under the patronage of Her Excellency the Minister of Environment, Dr. Tamara El-Zein, and in collaboration with the Litani River Authority, the Society for...
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Lead: bad for birds and people

By Wouter Langhout Lead is bad for you. Already in Roman times, people were apparently experiencing the harmful effects of consuming lead, which was then used...
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In memory of Luc Hoffmann

In memory of Luc Hoffmann 1923 – 2016 For his kindness and devotion, and for his endless support to SPNL Dr. Hoffmann’s life and achievements serve to...
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Forest issues take the stage at IUCN World Conservation Congress

This September, an estimated 10,000 people will converge on the Hawai‘i Convention Center in Honolulu to exchange conservation ideas, discuss pressing issues and learn...
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Homat Al Hima trip to “Darb Al Maaz”

By Zaynab Rady* Lebanon is dealing with unprecedented spike in illegal hunting, overexploiting wildlife resource. Illegal hunting is one of the biggest threats to the...
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Mediterranean Consortium Midyear workshop in Guadalaviar – Spain

SPNL team has participated on the Mediterranean Consortium Midyear workshop that was held in Guadalaviar Spain from July 10 to July 14 2016. The...
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Wings and Waves June 2016

  No Images? Click here Field guide to Butterflies of Lebanon and the Middle East Written and Illustrated by Husein Ali Zorkot A vivid world of butterflies...