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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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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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Please help support Save the Seagull, add a #Twibbon now!

SPNL asks Lebanese authorities to Stop mindless tyranny aimed at innocent seagulls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bco7RxdodvA Please help support Save the Seagull, add a #Twibbon now! http://twibbon.com/embed/save-the-seagull-in-lebanon
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The Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)

By Fouad Itani  The Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a distinctive-looking lark from the Alaudidae family. It measures 16cm in length, with a wingspan of 32cm, and...
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The reappearance of the Syrian Brown Bear in Lebanon

  By Fouad Itani  The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) is the smallest subspecies of brown bears from the Ursidae family. It is native to...
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WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative bulletin

Mediterranean MPA Forum 2016 The Mediterranean MPA Forum, organised by MedPAN and RAC/SPA, together with many international and regional partners was held in Tangiers, Morocco,...
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Clean Up the Med 2017 campaign to protect the Mediterranean environment

  As you know participation in environmental activities is extremely influential to change the world. We are all significant and valuable. We would like to draw...
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From Hima to Hima – covering the Bekaa Area

“From Hima to Hima - covering the Bekaa Area” is an ecotouristic model, initiated by SPNL, aiming to link the different Hima sites in...