Towards Lebanon’s First Natural Park: A Vision Unfolds in Ras El Matn
By Assad Serhal
In the heart of Mount Lebanon, a landmark environmental initiative is taking shape. Lebanon’s first officially designated Higher Matn Natural Park is...
Coordination Meeting Between the Litani River Authority and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
As part of efforts to strengthen environmental cooperation, a team from the Litani River Authority held a coordination meeting with a delegation from the...
Beirut River Valley: Towards Establishing Lebanon’s First Natural Park
Project Overview
Duration: 18 months (July 2025 – December 2026)
Donor: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Target Area: Upper Beirut River Valley in Mount lebanon
Villages...
Sustainable Water Ecosystems Restoration: Reviving the Upper Litani River and Qaraaoun Lake
Project Overview
Duration: 17 months (June 2025 – November 2026)
Donor: Donors' Initiative for Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystems (DIMFE)
Target Area: West Bekaa (Upper Litani and Qaraoun Lake)
Villages...
New Chairman for BirdLife International
BirdLife’s incoming Chairman Khaled Anis Irani is President of The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN, BirdLife Partner in Jordan). He brings...
five new countries join Birdlife International
Five new national conservation NGOs have joined the BirdLife Partnership, the largest and fastest-growing international nature conservation Partnership, bringing the total number of countries...
Ten new Members of Honour at BirdLife World Congress
BirdLife Members of Honour are people who have made a significant contribution to the growth, governance, finances and conservation strategy of BirdLife International over...
Innovative projects for conservation funding
Delivering creative proposals for funding projects aiming at building relationships and aligning interests were some of the main conclusions of the workshop “Impact at...
IBAs in Danger – urgent action needed!
An increasing number of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are under threat from damaging development – much of which is poorly planned and...
The right renewables? Location, location, location!
The BirdLife World Congress, that brought together nearly 600 conservationists from 120 countries held an important workshop, entitled The right renewables? – wind power,...
