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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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Homat Al Hima

Hima Anjar Youth Explore the Birds of Ammiq Wetland

An educational visit under SPNL’s PROZHUM project, funded by AFD, brought young people into the field to learn about birds, wetland habitats and responsible...

Unmaking the Trap: A Joint Effort Clears 63,030 Square Metres of Illegal Bird Nets in Lebanon

Four hours of fieldwork in northern Lebanon removed 24,750 square metres of trapping nets—building on an earlier operation in the northern Bekaa and showing...
Hima Lala

Five New Himas Double the Network in SPNL’s West Bekaa Project Area

New sites in Kefraya, Saghbine, Lala, Baaloul and Joub Jannine bring the project area’s Hima network to ten. SPNL’s fieldwork and engagement with municipalities in...

Making Dairy Wastewater Treatment Work in West Bekaa

Assessments of nine factories highlight the need to combine suitable technology with operator training, maintenance and affordable running costs. Installing a wastewater treatment system is...
Natural Parks
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Upper Matn Natural Park: A promising conservation initiative

By Rania Khalil, Homat Al Hima Program Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. In a groundbreaking conservation effort, the Society for...
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HIMAS: A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

By Bassima Khatib , Head of Nature Conservation Department The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The Society for the Protection of Nature...
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Connecting natural and cultural heritage through the Hima revival - Hima Anfeh © Rita Kalindjian

Al-Hima Magazine 2024

By Raghida Haddad Editor-in-chief of Al Hima magazine The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. SPNL published two issues of its biannual Al-Hima...
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Maximizing the Impact of SPNL Through Strategic Communication and Digital Tools:...

By Bassam Al Kantar Head of Campaign Strategy & Communications The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The Society for the Protection of Nature...
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Common and Differentiating Factors of Nature Reserve and Hima

Editorial by: Assad Serhal SPNL Director General / BirdLife International Chairman of the Middle East Region Published in SPNL Annual Report 2024 The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is...
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SPNL Unveils 2024 Annual Report: A Year of Conservation, Community, and...

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) proudly announces the release of its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of groundbreaking...