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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
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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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International Conference on Landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean

International Conference on Landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean: Challenges, Opportunities, Prospects and Accomplishments Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Ali, the German...
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Wings & Waves Newsletter November 2015

No Images? Click here As a national environmental NGO in Lebanon, SPNL contributes to both raising awareness on environmental issues and concretely protecting natural areas...
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Time does not go to waste: Hima Anjar understands the value...

The following is a short film highlighting the artistic Armenian needlework present in the village of Anjar. These cultural and traditional skills are linked...
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When the Hima is within your hands, you can stretch more...

The following is a short film highlighting the art of carpet weaving in Fekha. This skill was slowly being lost until SPNL decided to...
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When you achieve results, working hard becomes a joy in Qoleileh

The following is a short film highlighting hand-made accessories and art work of Hima women in Qoleileh using material linked to nature. These skills...
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Participatory workshop in Anjar to share scientific Hima studies

As a part of SPNL work in Hima Anjar- Kfar Zabad, several scientific studies were done by local and international experts , aiming to...