When War Crosses the Sky: Migratory Birds Over Lebanon
Each spring and autumn, the skies above the Levant transform into one of the world’s greatest aerial highways. Hundreds of millions of birds glide...
IUCN Members Network in Lebanon Strengthens Environmental Cooperation and Launches New Media Initiatives
The IUCN Members Network in Lebanon convened an online meeting on Friday, 13 March 2026, bringing together representatives from environmental organizations and academic institutions...
The Story Behind the Hima Hammana Logo
High in the mountains of Mount Lebanon, where forests meet waterfalls and migratory birds cross the sky above the Beirut River Valley, the village...
A Municipality Steps Forward: Ebadieh Backs a Vision for the Beirut River Valley Natural Park
In a modest yet powerful gesture of environmental leadership, the Municipality of Ebadieh has formally endorsed a visionary initiative to establish a Natural Park...
Wings & Waves Newsletter | August – September 2018
Wings & Waves Newsletter | August - September 2018
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Please welcome SPNL’s 22nd Hima at Ras el-Matn
27 July 2018 was an important day for SPNL...
CABS & SPNL Lebanon Camp September 2018
In September 2018, the third CABS & SPNL Bird Protection Camp takes place in Lebanon. The focus is on working against illegal bird hunting...
SPNL is taking the lead on the National Coordination Group for...
The current trend internationally for site ecological declaration is the KBA approach /concept. Twelve international conservation organizations joined forces and established the KBA partnership...
New report: over half the world’s raptors have declining populations
By Jessica Law
We interview our Chief Scientist, Stuart Butchart, about a newly published paper: State of the World’s Raptors. What threats face this iconic...
Spix’s Macaw and Glaucous Macaw among first bird extinctions set to...
A new assessment of the world’s rarest birds recommends that eight species should be added to the list of confirmed or suspected extinctions. These...
An international plan to save the Helmeted Hornbill
Illegal hunting and trade has brought this unique hornbill to the brink. But an new ten-year, range-wide conservation plan will ensure the Helmeted Hornbill...
