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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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Hima Sites

Kornayel Declares its Public Forest a Hima: A Landmark Step for Lebanon’s Environmental Heritage

In a groundbreaking move for nature conservation and sustainable development, the Municipality of Kornayel has taken a decisive step to safeguard its most precious...
A tranquil path leads through a vibrant Hima site, where wildflowers bloom and cedar forests thrive under Lebanon’s summer skies. This landscape reflects the harmony between nature and community conservation.
Photo Credit: Spyro Klitira

Lebanon’s Hima Sites Officially Recognized in World Database on Protected Areas

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) is proud to announce that 27 Hima sites across Lebanon have been officially approved...

Hammana Hosts SPNL’s Traveling Exhibition “Stitching One Hima At A Time” in Celebration of Nature, Art, and Community

 Under the esteemed patronage of the Mayor of Hammana, Dr. Amine Lebbos, and in close cooperation with Hammana Municipality, the Society for the Protection...

AUB Students Join SPNL’s Hima Farm for Community Service and Environmental Awareness in Hammana

In a vibrant display of youth engagement and environmental stewardship, a group of students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) has joined the...
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SPNL releases the fourth issue of Al-Hima Magazine: Bird conservation...

The Society issued the fourth issue of Al-Hima magazine for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL). Its main topic is the urgent protection...
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Hima Anjar and the Umayyad ruins – Natural and Cultural values...

 Hima Anjar and the Umayyad ruins – Natural and Cultural values Anjar, West Beqaa, Lebanon  Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi1, Bassam Al Kantar2, Assad Serhal3 and Bassima Khatib4 1) grjaradi@hotmail.com,...
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Take part in Global Bird Weekend 11-13 October

Why get involved? Global Bird Weekend, brought to you by Global Birding, is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in nature and enjoy birds while...
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Annual Hima Forum in Ras El Maten: Celebrating Nature Conservation and...

Within the framework of the EU-funded BioConnect project and under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment, the Society for the Protection of Nature...
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You Are Invited to Engage in The Social Perception Survey to...

For the first time in Lebanon, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon| SPNL  is launching a survey on the social perception...
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2024 International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

Our first contact with the world. What we inhale 12 times a minute. It keeps us alive or poisons us. 99% of us breathe polluted...