Selaata Unveils a New Hima Trail Linking Mountain, Heritage, and Sea
Exploration highlights ancient salt pans, historic cave, traditional olive press, and rich natural landscapes
A team from the Society for the Protection of Nature in...
BioConnect Programme Concludes, Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Biodiversity Conservation in Lebanon
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), together with its consortium partners and the European Union, celebrated the successful completion of...
Nature and Humanity Under Fire, Yet Hope Endures Through Hima
By Assad Serhal
Director General, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
BirdLife International Global Council Member
As I return from Samarkand following the Eighth...
SPNL Celebrates LIFE Citizens’ Prize Win and Reaffirms Its Contribution to Egyptian Vulture Conservation
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has congratulated the partners of the project "Urgent Action to Strengthen the Balkan Population...
Hima Roum
Mainly occupied by Pine forests and rocky hills, the southern Hima of Roum, located in Jezzine district, was declared in 2014. This 9.63 km2...
Hima Qaraoun
Being the largest freshwater body in Lebanon, the Qaraoun artificial lake is a well-documented flyway for raptors and soaring birds. More than 20,000 raptors,...
Hima Kherbet Kanafar
This Hima, announced in 2014, is an important ecological site since it repre- sents an extension for the Chouf Cedars biosphere reserve. It consists...
Migrating birds stop off in Cyprus at their peril
Under the cover of night, activists patrol key poaching sites in southeast Cyprus, described as an ecological disaster zone for endangered migratory birds on...
World Migratory Bird Day 2014 spotlights pioneering sustainable tourism initiative
On the weekend of 10-11 May World Migratory Bird Day 2014 is being celebrated in over 70 countries around the globe.
With the theme “Destination...
News in Photos: Bird Watching Groups Head To NYC Parks
A Prairie Warbler is viewed during one of the best months for bird watching on May 7, 2014 at Prospect Park in the Brooklyn...
