Minister of Youth and Sports Receives SPNL Delegation to Strengthen Partnership for Youth Engagement in Hima Conservation
H.E. Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Nora Bayrakdarian received a delegation from the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) to...
SPNL and USEK Explore Strategic Partnership to Empower the Next Generation of Hima Guardians
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has taken another step toward strengthening the links between nature conservation, cultural heritage, and...
Boats from Maritime Heritage
Mohammed Abdullah Al Hammadi
In the past, fishing and pearl oyster diving were the primary sources of income for most coastal communities. These activities were...
Palm Frond Weaving
Umm Humaid Al Mansoori
I have loved weaving with palm fronds since I was a child, watching my family practice this traditional craft. I later...
Flying into the face of danger
Shooting, trapping, poisoning – an average of 24 million birds are illegally slaughtered in the Mediterranean each year as they attempt their perilous migratory...
Nature and Culture in Menorca: meeting of the Cultural Landscapes Steering...
A Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Cultural Landscapes Outcome Action Plan (OAP) of the Mediterranean Programme was held in the Balearic island of Menorca...
Why is it controversial to declare a species less threatened?
Last year, we moved the Pink Pigeon from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, its recovery the result of...
Northern Bald Ibis: baldly leading the way in ibis conservation
Four ibis species in three very different circumstances. All facing extinction. One, the Northern Bald Ibis, is now recovering. What does it take to...
Why is it controversial to declare a species less threatened?
Last year, we moved the Pink Pigeon from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, its recovery the result of...
Wings & Waves Newsletter | May 2019
Wings & Waves Newsletter | May 2019
Lebanese president Aoun launches Bird-themed postage stamps
Lebanese President Michel Aoun launched three bird-themed stamps to celebrate World Migratory...
