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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

In Conversation with Assad Serhal: Reviving the Hima for People and Nature

Today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Manoswini Sarkar sat down with Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature...

SPNL Organizes a Hiking Activity for AUB Graduate Students in Baysour Hima

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration with the Municipality of Baysour and Baysour Hiking Group, organized a hiking...

Hima Shines at IUCN World Conservation Congress

Abu Dhabi, October 14, 2025 — The traditional Hima approach took center stage at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC), held in Abu Dhabi,...

Razan Al Mubarak to Al-Hima Magazine: The Desert and Nature’s Resilience Inspire Me

My Priority Is to Turn IUCN’s Vision into Action (Al Hima Magazine 6th Edition)  Interviewed by Raghida Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima Magazine. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is...
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Safe Flyways: Ending Illegal Bird Killing in the Mediterranean

By Adonis Khatib Anti-Poaching Unit Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link.   In 2023, Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) strengthened its collaboration with the Internal...
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Bird Shooting and Trapping Lebanon

The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. By Lloyd Scott, CABS Campaigns and Operations Officer The eastern Mediterranean serves as a crucial migratory flyway...
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Hima Hammana: A Snowy Haven for Ski Tourism in Mount Lebanon

Nestled at an altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level, the picturesque village of Hammana in the Baabda district of Mount Lebanon transforms into...
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SPNL Launches Butterfly Garden and Plant Nursery at Quranic and Biblical...

The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has embarked on a new...
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SNOW: Toward a National Program

By Andre Bechara SNOW Program Director The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The School With No Walls (SNOW) program has firmly established itself...
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Mapping Nature’s Connectivity: SPNL’s Vision for Lebanon’s Hima

By Miryam Salloum Biodiversity Research and Data Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. Amid Lebanon’s breathtaking landscapes, a unique initiative is...