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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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SNOW Session on Water Inspires Children in Zouk Mikhael

At La Maison de la Culture in Zouk Mikhael, a group of eager young learners gathered today for a unique educational experience under the...

Lebanon’s Protected Areas: Between Ancient Traditions and Global Conservation Goals

Lebanon is at a crossroads: its protected areas, recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), reveal both achievements and gaps in the...

Guardians of Hima: Youth Leading Lebanon’s Environmental Future

Through its BioConnect Aside Event project, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration with the Modern University for Business...

“Earth and Freedom” Sports and Environmental Activity in Baysour Hima

As part of efforts to promote environmental awareness and encourage outdoor sports, the Directorate of Education and Youth of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party...
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Ancient Lands, Modern Dilemmas: West Asia’s Habitat Degradation Crisis

By Sami Dimassi, UNEP Representative and Regional Director for West Asia. The region of West Asia has historically served as a corridor for human transformations,...
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Responsible Hunting Areas (RHA): Adding a Category to 33 Hima Sites

By Assad Serhal, SPNL Director General, HHI Founder and Chairman Wars are tearing Lebanon and the region apart, with millions of refugees displaced across most...
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From the Editor: A Warm Welcome to the 4th Edition of...

Raghida Haddad, Editor in Chief This issue of Al-Hima is published amidst bombing, burning, and displacement. Yet, this comes as no surprise, as the people...
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Assad Serhal Congratulates Vera Voronova on Winning the 2024 MIDORI Prize...

The AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 MIDORI...
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Please submit your comments by 21 October 2024. The category of the following species in the Middle East is being reassessed for the 2025 Red List update: Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

Call for Input: Birdlife Red List Team Seeks Feedback on Proposed...

The Birdlife International Red List Team seeks valuable input to inform critical decisions regarding possible category changes for bird species listed on the IUCN...
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Al-Hima Magazine 4th Issue

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