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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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Lebanese Environment Forum Pushes for a Legal Framework for Marine Protected Areas Network in Lebanon

After years of active efforts to safeguard Lebanon’s environment, particularly its coastal and marine ecosystems, the Lebanese Environment Forum (LEF), in partnership with the...

Nature’s Silent Guardians: Celebrating Vultures on International Vulture Awareness Day

A Misunderstood Bird with a Vital Role They circle high above the savannas, deserts, and mountains, their silhouettes stark against the horizon. For centuries, vultures...
The Beirut River Valley stands out as both a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) and a Prime Butterfly Area (PBA) in Lebanon

2,900 Species Illustrated, 440 Recorded in Beirut Valley: Lebanon’s Biodiversity in Focus

Lebanon’s Beirut Valley has once again revealed its secrets through the lens of biomonitoring. With every hike, photograph, and field note, Husein Ali Zorkot...

Mapping Lebanon’s Green Heart: A Landmark Flora and Biodiversity Map

Lebanon has taken a significant step forward in documenting and protecting its natural heritage with the launch of the first national map of flora...
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Lebanon: a Haven for Migratory Birds Turned into a Death Trap

By Sami Dimassi, UNEP Representative and Regional Director for West Asia. For more information Situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, Lebanon lies...
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Nets, Glue Sticks, Electronic Calls, and Illuminated Trees: Fighting Illegal Hunting...

By Lloyd Scott, CABS  During bird migration seasons, CABS international teams—comprised of bird experts and wildlife crime specialists—join forces with SPNL, MESHC, and sustainable hunters...
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The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS): Direct Action for Bird Protection

By Axel Hirschfeld, CABS chief press and communications officer This unique organization specializes in deterring poaching at an international level, investigating illegal hunting hotspots, combatting...
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The Levant Green Lizard: A Rare High-Altitude Discovery in Hima Hammana

Captured by Chadi Saad, SPNL Homat Al Hima Activist and Manager of Hima Hammana Raptor Counting Site Amidst the towering cedars of Hima Hammana, at...
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NLC Hima Green School

SPNL and New Lebanon College (NLC) signed an agreement to implement School with no walls (SNOW) program across the school. Mazen Malaeb, NLC educational...
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Seven Green Projects for the Hima Mount Lebanon Center: Green Design...

The Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS) organized the 2024 Green Interior Design Competition in...