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...
Awareness Campaign at Bureau Veritas, Beirut
World Environment Day is observed every year on the 5th of June to raise global awareness and to partake in positive environmental actions to...
Homat Al Hima training on Water and Sustainable Agriculture
As part of the series of trainings that SPNL is conducting under Homat Al Hima, the 7th training on Water and Sustainable Agriculture took...
UN adopts resolution promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands
A new resolution on Combating desertification, land degradation and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands was presented and adopted at the second session of...
Lebanon declares protected area in the World Heritage Site of Byblos
By Majd Abu Zaghlan,
The World Heritage Site of Byblos is now officially the 17th Hima in Lebanon. The announcement took place in the municipality...
It’s World Migratory Bird Day: Protect Our Feathered Friends
By: Diane MacEachern, care2.com
Migratory birds are so threatened they now get their own global holiday.
Every year, on or around May 10, scientific organizations, biologists and...
