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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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Building Lebanon’s First Natural Park: SPNL Engages Local Leaders in the Beirut River Valley

As part of the project “Beirut River Valley: Towards Establishing Lebanon’s First Natural Park”, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),...

Lebanese Relief Scouts Join Awareness Session on Combating Illegal Hunting

In Harajel, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) organized an engaging awareness session for the Lebanese Relief Scouts – Mar Roukoz School Troop in Qlayaat. The...

Lebanese Environment Forum Pushes for a Legal Framework for Marine Protected Areas Network in Lebanon

After years of active efforts to safeguard Lebanon’s environment, particularly its coastal and marine ecosystems, the Lebanese Environment Forum (LEF), in partnership with the...

Nature’s Silent Guardians: Celebrating Vultures on International Vulture Awareness Day

A Misunderstood Bird with a Vital Role They circle high above the savannas, deserts, and mountains, their silhouettes stark against the horizon. For centuries, vultures...
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SPNL Collaborates with Dr. Nasser Yassin to Advance the Higher Matn...

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) held a meeting with Dr. Nasser Yassin, Lebanon’s Minister of Environment, to discuss the...
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The HHIC Nursery: A Beacon of Sustainability and Community Support in...

By Wassim El Khatib Fish and WildLife Unit Manager, Director of Homat al Hima International Center (HHIC) The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this...
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Seminar and Traveling Exhibition on Marine Protected Areas at the Automobile...

Commitment of participants to support the Marine Protected Areas Network project in Lebanon. Concerns about the damages caused by the recent war on...
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Global response to drought takes center stage at UN land conference...

Negotiations on a future global drought regime get underway at UNCCD COP16 US$ 2.15 billion pledged for the Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership World Drought...
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SPNL Joins 74 International Organizations in Warning Against Infrastructure Threats to...

International community calls for a viable solution to save the Camarguewetlands in France Extra High Voltage line in the Camargue A coalition of 74 organizations...
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The Silent Threat of Spent Cartridges: Protecting Lebanon’s Ecosystems from Hunting...

By Bassam Al Kantar Discarded trash, spent cartridges, and other hunting debris can wreak havoc on ecosystems. Spent shells, often made of non-biodegradable materials, pollute...