SPNL

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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Assad Serhal with with Thymio Papayannis, Delos Initiative co-ordinator, and Director of med-ina.org
Environment

SPNL Mourns the Passing of Environmental Visionary and Hima Advocate Thymio Papayannis

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) mourns with deep sorrow the passing of renowned Greek environmentalist, architect, and global advocate...

Leading IUCN with Trust, Science, and Solidarity Grethel Aguilar: “When Nature Recovers, We Thrive”

Exclusive Interview with the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Interviewed by Raghida Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima Magazine Al Hima Magazine...

Egyptian Vulture New LIFE Project Strengthens International Efforts to Save Europe’s Most Endangered Migratory Vulture

The Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project has emerged as a major international conservation initiative aimed at protecting the endangered Egyptian vulture, Europe’s only long-distance...

Is “Hima” Stronger Than Protected Areas? Assad Serhal: Lebanon Has Introduced a Global Model for Nature Conservation and Community Stewardship

At a time when environmental and climate challenges are accelerating worldwide and pressure on natural resources and biodiversity continues to intensify, Lebanon’s “Hima” model...
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Spot the birds

By Shane Sparg, Conservation Partnerships Manager 2020 was an unusual year with many unexpected events taking place beyond our control, but something that did not...
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Back to life: Back to Life: How SPNL rescued and...

On their migratory route over Lebanon last autumn, a number of common cranes were massacred by random poachers. The flock of birds were lured...
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Rehabilitation of SPNL Office Facilities Damaged by Beirut Port Blast

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has just complimented a recently awarded small-grant project by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund...
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Photographing birds is a challenge and a big fun

By Elie Louis Khalil I would like to share my story and experience with you. I am a retired architect and amateur photographer mainly landscape and...
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We believe in maintaining the hobby of sustainable hunting

By Fadi Skandar I was born into a family that, from one generation to another, has always loved hunting. Over time, our love of hunting...
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Former mayor of Hammana Bashir Fouad Farhat: We are on the...

Since the beginning of the last century, Hammana has been one of the most prominent summer villages in Mount Lebanon and is famous for...