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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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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...
The Beirut River Valley stands out as both a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) and a Prime Butterfly Area (PBA) in Lebanon

2,900 Species Illustrated, 440 Recorded in Beirut Valley: Lebanon’s Biodiversity in Focus

Lebanon’s Beirut Valley has once again revealed its secrets through the lens of biomonitoring. With every hike, photograph, and field note, Husein Ali Zorkot...

Mapping Lebanon’s Green Heart: A Landmark Flora and Biodiversity Map

Lebanon has taken a significant step forward in documenting and protecting its natural heritage with the launch of the first national map of flora...
Environment
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Ready to level up your birdwatching?

Join the world's largest garden wildlife survey What is Big Garden Birdwatch? Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of...
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Ban Lead Now: Sign Our Petition

It's a scandal that every year, 44,000 tonnes of lead ammunition and fishing weights are still being released into Europe’s environment. This continues to happen,...
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Lebanon Achieves Conservation Milestone: Shouf Biosphere Reserve Joins IUCN Green List

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA), announced the inclusion of Lebanon’s Shouf Biosphere Reserve in the...
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Reviving Hima and Championing Marine Protected Areas in Lebanon

By Assad Serhal Lebanon’s coastal waters are a treasure trove of biodiversity, home to endangered species such as the Mediterranean monk seal, sea turtles, and...
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Lebanese Environment Forum Launches Campaign to Establish Marine Protected Areas

By Malek Ghandour Secretary General of the Lebanese Environment Forum In 2012, the Lebanese Ministry of Environment developed the National Strategy for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)....
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SPNL Participates in Inaugural Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Renewable Energy

The Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) proudly hosted today the inaugural regional workshop for the Biodiversity and Renewable Energy Working...