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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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World Migratory Bird Day Highlights the Power of Community Science

Ahead of World Migratory Bird Day on 10 October 2026, a global campaign is celebrating the people whose observations help protect migratory birds—and highlighting...

Every Bird Counts: Why World Migratory Bird Day 2026 Matters for Lebanon

As the world marks World Migratory Bird Day on 10 October, Lebanon has a special responsibility—and an opportunity—to protect the birds crossing its skies....

Where the Sky Has No Borders: BirdLife International’s Global Partnership Meeting and Flyways Summit

From the Arctic to Africa, migratory birds connect continents, ecosystems and people. In Nairobi, the global conservation community gathered to protect the invisible highways...

Hima for Peace Takes Centre Stage at BirdLife Summit in Nairobi

From protecting birds and habitats to building bridges between communities, Lebanon’s Hima revival offers a community-led pathway to conservation, resilience and peace   Nairobi, Kenya —...
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New Aviaries For Rescued Birds Built In Lebanon By SPNL

Within the framework of the EV New LIFE Project,  funded by the European Union, SPNL was able to enhance its expertise in terms of bird rehabilitation through...
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Illegal killing has contributed to the population collapse of the once widespread European Turtle-dove © BirdLife Malta

When Doves Die

Each year, around 25 million birds are illegally killed across the Mediterranean – a region where many, such as the declining European Turtle-dove, are...
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Launch of SPNL’s 2022 Annual Report: Revival of Hima Creates A...

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Society for Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) 2022 report, available now for download. This annual...
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SPNL signed first MOU on C4C Project: Municipality of Jdeidet El-Chouf...

The Municipality of Jdeidet El-Chouf, represented by the Head of Municipality, Eng. Hisham Fatayri and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon...
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Leading the way: Assad Serhal, co-founder of the environmental organization Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, shows interested visitors one of the 28 protected Hima areas.

Lebanon’s water shortage CAN A 1,500-YEAR-OLD METHOD SECURE PEACE IN THE...

Heat waves, severe droughts, water shortages: the consequences of climate change are already very evident in Lebanon, and could lead to new outbreaks of...
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Environmental organizations meet the Minister of Energy and Water, Dr. Walid...

The Minister of Energy and Water in the caretaker government, Dr. Walid Fayad, met with a delegation that included the Director General of the...