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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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From Green Iftars to Hima: A Faith-Based Call to Protect Shared Community Resources

As Ramadan approaches, Ummah For Earth, an initiative supported by Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa, is launching a regional campaign inviting communities to...

From Ridge to Coast, One Hima at a Time

By Assaad SerhalFounder and Chairman of Homat Al Hima International (HHI),Director General of Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL),BirdLife International Global...

Fruitful Meetings in Beb Mareh and Hima Fekheh Strengthen Community-Based Conservation Efforts

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) held two productive meetings in the Bekaa region, reinforcing its commitment to expanding the...

SPNL Launches Local Eco-Guide Training Program under “Homat Al Hima” and “Hima Trails”

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has launched a specialized training program to prepare local eco-guides under its “Homat Al...
Anti-Poaching Unit
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Flying into the face of danger

Shooting, trapping, poisoning – an average of 24 million birds are illegally slaughtered in the Mediterranean each year as they attempt their perilous migratory...
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Nature and Culture in Menorca: meeting of the Cultural Landscapes Steering...

A Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Cultural Landscapes Outcome Action Plan (OAP) of the Mediterranean Programme was held in the Balearic island of Menorca...
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Why is it controversial to declare a species less threatened?

Last year, we moved the Pink Pigeon from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, its recovery the result of...
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Northern Bald Ibis: baldly leading the way in ibis conservation

Four ibis species in three very different circumstances. All facing extinction. One, the Northern Bald Ibis, is now recovering. What does it take to...
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Why is it controversial to declare a species less threatened?

Last year, we moved the Pink Pigeon from Endangered to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, its recovery the result of...
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Wings & Waves Newsletter | May 2019

  Wings & Waves Newsletter | May 2019 Lebanese president Aoun launches Bird-themed postage stamps Lebanese President Michel Aoun launched three bird-themed stamps to celebrate World Migratory...