“The Ancient Cedar and Our Common Food” — A Journey Across the Mediterranean’s Shared Heritage
From the snow-capped peaks of Lebanon’s Shouf Biosphere Reserve to Morocco’s High Atlas valleys and Greece’s Lemnos Island, a new story titled “The Ancient...
Mapping Hima Anjar: A Living Landscape of Springs, Wetlands, and Biodiversity
he Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has officially launched the geospatial map of Hima Anjar, marking a new milestone in its efforts to...
In Harmony with Nature: Hima Kfarselwan, Where Shepherds Protect the Land
Hima Kfarselwan stands as a living example of how people and nature can thrive together. As part of the “Homat Al Hima and Hima...
Protecting Lebanon’s Migratory Birds: A Month of Field Action and Awareness
Between 23 September and 23 October 2025, the Joint Operations Team of the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) carried out one of its most active field...
Promoting Traditional Land-use Practices in the Upper Beirut River Valley, Lebanon
By Rania Khalil-CEPF Project Manager
The aim of the project in Hammana and Ras El Matn is to promote the conservation of biodiversity in the...
SPNL is monitoring migrating birds possibly infected with H5N1
SPNL Director and Birdlife International Global Councillor Assad Serhal was alerted of a mass killing of around 6000 Common Crane and at least 10,000...
Georges released in Kayfoun Quranic Garden
Having been rehabilitated by the anti poaching unit (APU) of the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC), a buzzard was released into the wild...
The reforestation to restore damaged public lands and connect with nature...
By Reforestation Project Manager Rania Khalil
The aim is to plant 1250 trees in Hima Hammana and 1250 trees in Hima Anjar, in public lands...
Happy Holidays from SPNL and BirdLife International!
With a year of significant conservation successes, made possible thanks to the tireless dedication of our colleagues, Partners, collaborators and you, we want to...
Biodiversity Loses its Godfather – Thomas Lovejoy (1941‑2021)
Over Christmas weekend 2021, the planet lost two of its most precious moral leaders in Archbishop Desmond Tutu and conservationist Dr. Thomas Lovejoy.
For those...
