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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 for Peace Takes Centre Stage at BirdLife Summit in Nairobi

From protecting birds and habitats to building bridges between communities, Lebanon’s Hima revival offers a community-led pathway to conservation, resilience and peace   Nairobi, Kenya —...

Birds are running out of places to land: 45% of migratory bird species now in decline 

BirdLife International today publishes State of the World's Birds at the Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi. BirdLife Partners, NGOs, governments and financial institutions sign the Nairobi Flyways Declaration, as...

Andre Bechara Highlights SPNL’s Hima Model for Community-Led Conservation at BirdLife Summit

Andre Bechara, Head of the Homat Al Hima Programme at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), brought Lebanon’s Hima experience...

Remember this word: HIMA.

In a powerful 60-second pitch, Raghida Haddad, Editor in Chief of Al Hima environmental magazine, addressed nearly 500 delegates from 124 countries gathered at...
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Gulls

By Fouad Itani Gulls are small to large seabirds of the Laridae family, many of which also live inland. They have heavy bodies with long...
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Please help support Save the Seagull, add a #Twibbon now!

SPNL asks Lebanese authorities to Stop mindless tyranny aimed at innocent seagulls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bco7RxdodvA Please help support Save the Seagull, add a #Twibbon now!
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The Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)

By Fouad Itani  The Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) is a distinctive-looking lark from the Alaudidae family. It measures 16cm in length, with a wingspan of 32cm, and...
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The reappearance of the Syrian Brown Bear in Lebanon

  By Fouad Itani  The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus) is the smallest subspecies of brown bears from the Ursidae family. It is native to...
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WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative bulletin

Mediterranean MPA Forum 2016 The Mediterranean MPA Forum, organised by MedPAN and RAC/SPA, together with many international and regional partners was held in Tangiers, Morocco,...
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Clean Up the Med 2017 campaign to protect the Mediterranean environment

  As you know participation in environmental activities is extremely influential to change the world. We are all significant and valuable. We would like to draw...