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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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Women and the Hima: Empowering Communities, Protecting Nature and Sustaining Livelihoods

118 Lebanese Environmental NGOs Endorse the “Hima for Peace” Initiative

SPNL to expand the initiative through engagement with ten ministries and launch it internationally in Nairobi on 8 September 2026 A broad coalition of 118...

SPNL Publishes New Guide Celebrating Hima Niha and Hima Hardine: Two Sister Villages, One Living Heritage

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has released a new bilingual publication presenting Hima Niha and Hima Hardine as two...

Launch of the “Hima Niha Park” in Batroun During the “Homat Al Hima Forum” Under the Patronage of the Minister of Youth and Sports

Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Nora Bayrakdarian, the Homat Al Hima Forum was held in...
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Bird Conservation International (BCI) publishes paper on illegal killing & taking...

Today the peer-reviewed quarterly journal Bird Conservation International publishes a paper entitled "Illegal killing and taking of birds in Europe outside the Mediterranean:...
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The Northern Bald Ibis: recent sightings have confirmed that a few...

The Northern Bald Ibis is a critically endangered species that is highly social and congregates in large flocks. At one time two separate populations...
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Protecting Lebanon’s Wildlife | Assad Serhal of SPNL Interview with Charlie...

"Then I saw a covey of Bobwhite Quails - I saw they were looking at me and they were scared - And then I...
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Governance Overarching Initiative Project Kick off Meeting

SPNL in collaboration with Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (Medina), Global Diversity Foundation (GDF), and Trashumancia y Naturaleza (TyN) launched the Governance Overarching...
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Hima Kayfoun

Connected to its neighbouring village, Shimlan, by “The Trail of Peace”, Hima Kayfoun is considered a cultural reunion area, where communities from different backgrounds...
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Ecotourism in Action #KHERBET #KANAFAR #LebanonTraveler

Aiming to protect nature, birds and biodiversity in Lebanon, and to promote the sustainable use of natural resources with people through the revival of...