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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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SPNL Advances Conservation, Wetland Restoration and Hima Initiatives Across Lebanon

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) continued to expand its conservation, restoration and community-based environmental initiatives during May, June and...

More Than Birdwatching: How SPNL Turned Every Walk into a Conservation Story

June–July 2026 Field Report: Bird Monitoring, Eco-Tourism and Conservation Outreach Across Lebanon Throughout June and July 2026, SPNL Nature Guide and Bird Monitoring Officer Chadi...

Hima Hardine: Where Faith Meets Nature

High in the mountains of Batroun, where the peaks seem to touch the sky, Hardine stands like an open book recounting thousands of years...

From a Passion for Hiking to Nature Conservation: How SPNL Helped Create Hima Baysour and Advance Ecotourism

What began as a grassroots passion for hiking among the people of Baysour has evolved into one of Lebanon's leading examples of community-based conservation,...
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Awareness Session in Qammouaa – Fnaydeq on Responsible Hunting and Biodiversity...

As part of national efforts to combat illegal hunting and promote the sustainable management of natural resources, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), upon the invitation...
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Building Lebanon’s First Natural Park: SPNL Engages Local Leaders in the...

As part of the project “Beirut River Valley: Towards Establishing Lebanon’s First Natural Park”, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),...
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Lebanese Relief Scouts Join Awareness Session on Combating Illegal Hunting

In Harajel, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) organized an engaging awareness session for the Lebanese Relief Scouts – Mar Roukoz School Troop in Qlayaat. The...
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Lebanese Environment Forum Pushes for a Legal Framework for Marine Protected...

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...
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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...
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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...

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...