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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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Biodiversity Guardianship

At CMS COP15 in Brazil, the World Confronts a Silent Crisis Facing Migratory Species

As global attention turns once again to biodiversity loss, world leaders, scientists, and conservation actors have convened in Brazil for a decisive moment in...
Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle © Nigel Voaden.

From Forests to Futures: How Innovation is Rewriting the Story of Climate Resilience

On the International Day of Forests, the world pauses to reflect on landscapes that quietly sustain life. Forests, covering nearly a third of the...

SPNL at Bkerke: Advancing the Hima Approach and Environmental Leadership in Lebanon

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, SPNL, took part in a landmark national and environmental meeting with His Beatitude Cardinal Mar...

Storks Soar Over Bkerke During Environmental Visit, A Powerful Message of Hope and Nature

In a remarkable natural moment, the visit of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Members’ Network delegation to the Patriarchal See in...
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How Small Actions Can Make A Big Difference

2018 will be “Year of the Bird”, thanks to an exciting new campaign with National Geographic, National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of...
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Lead poisoning: the long goodbye

By Gui-Xi Young 1 million birds are fatally poisoned in Europe each year by ingesting lead shot from expended cartridges. The EU’s European Chemicals Agency...
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Red List 2017: seabirds starving, songbirds trapped, hope for pelican and...

overfishing and climate change are pushing seabirds such as Black-legged Kittiwake and Cape Gannet closer to extinction, according to the latest update on the...
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SPNL honours Liban Cables for adopting environmentally friendly systems

On 31 October 2017, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon – SPNL, team visited Liban Cables Factory in Nahr-Ibrahim. The purpose of the visit...
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News in Photos: Birdlife Global Councillors November, 2017

Birdlife Global Councillors, November 2017 at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)        
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Book Review: A Guide to 200 Common Birds of Lebanon, by...

By Mike Blair, Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia   This is a splendid starter book for anyone in Lebanon, young or...