Wetlands: a powerful ally in climate resilience we can’t afford to overlook
By Megan Eldred, Senior Policy Manager, Sites at BirdLife International
We are losing one of our most powerful natural allies against climate change, and yet...
New York Times Highlights Legacy of Mona Khalil and Her Lifelong Commitment to Sea Turtle Conservation
A recent article by New York Times reporter Ishani Desai paid tribute to the life and work of Mona Khalil, the renowned conservationist and...
SPNL Mourns the Passing of Conservation Pioneer Mona Khalil
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) mourns with profound sadness the passing of Mona Khalil, one of Lebanon’s most dedicated...
Mona Khalil: A Guardian of Sea Turtles, a Defender of Hima, and a Friend We Will Never Forget
By Assad Serhal
There are people who work for conservation, and there are people who become conservation itself. Mona Khalil was one of those rare...
Spectacular Butterfly Migration Sweeps Through in Spring 2019
Heavy rains in the drier parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa led to a surge in the spring populations of painted lady (Vanessa...
Butterflies swarm Lebanon’s meadows in numbers unseen for 100 years
A vast number of migrating butterflies have swarmed across Lebanon this year after heavy winter rain in the Middle East led to an exceptional...
Think millennials are apathetic about conservation? Think again
If you think millennials are too busy looking at their phones to care about conservation, you haven’t met these young people. Every year, we...
This map lets you track bird migration in real time
With Euro Bird Portal’s LIVE viewer, you can look at weekly animated maps showing where birds have been sighted in real time
By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
Springtime....
Study: Could new government targets drive better nature conservation?
In 2010, governments around the world committed to protecting at least 17% of land areas and 10% of marine areas by 2020. It’s a...
MEET THE JUDGES Rania Masri #Lebanon #MedStoryPrize #RootedEveryday
Rania Masri PhD is a political ecologist, environmental justice activist, and the regional coordinator for the Academic Activist Co-Produced Knowledge for Environmental Justice. Throughout...
