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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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At Hammana Hima Farm, the land is gently waking up — blossoms appearing, birds returning, and the first signs of green spreading across the soil.
Environment

World Wildlife Day 2026: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods

On the occasion of World Wildlife Day, celebrated annually on 3 March, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) reaffirms its...
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Decline of Populations of Migratory Species of Animals from 44% to 49% in 2 Years

An interim report which provides an update to the landmark State of the World’s Migratory Species (2024) warns that 49% of migratory species populations conserved by the global...

A New Chapter for Environmental Media in Lebanon: From HIMA ECO MEDIA to The Earthbound 30×30 Podcast

In a country where environmental challenges are increasingly intertwined with economic and social pressures, a new movement is emerging, not only in forests and...

Doroub Al-Hima Program Participates in 17 km Eco-Sports Trail from Ramhala to Damour Coast

Upon the invitation of Jungle Gym Fitness Center, the Hima Trails Program of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon participated in...
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Book Review: A Guide to 200 Common Birds of Lebanon, by...

By Mike Blair, Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia   This is a splendid starter book for anyone in Lebanon, young or...
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Building the ecologic and socio-economic resilience of the Shouf Mountain and...

Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and Al Shouf Cedar Society (ACS) will be working together on a symbolic and pilot...
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CEPF launches new 5-year investment to protect Mediterranean nature

From the huge Dalmatian Pelican in the Balkans, to vulnerable trees in the Middle East and nesting turtles in North Africa, the wildlife in...
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Bird Conservation International (BCI) publishes paper on illegal killing & taking...

Today the peer-reviewed quarterly journal Bird Conservation International publishes a paper entitled "Illegal killing and taking of birds in Europe outside the Mediterranean:...
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The Northern Bald Ibis: recent sightings have confirmed that a few...

The Northern Bald Ibis is a critically endangered species that is highly social and congregates in large flocks. At one time two separate populations...
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Protecting Lebanon’s Wildlife | Assad Serhal of SPNL Interview with Charlie...

"Then I saw a covey of Bobwhite Quails - I saw they were looking at me and they were scared - And then I...