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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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“The Ancient Cedar and Our Common Food” — A Journey Across the Mediterranean’s Shared Heritage

From the snow-capped peaks of Lebanon’s Shouf Biosphere Reserve to Morocco’s High Atlas valleys and Greece’s Lemnos Island, a new story titled “The Ancient...

Mapping Hima Anjar: A Living Landscape of Springs, Wetlands, and Biodiversity

he Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has officially launched the geospatial map of Hima Anjar, marking a new milestone in its efforts to...

In Harmony with Nature: Hima Kfarselwan, Where Shepherds Protect the Land

Hima Kfarselwan stands as a living example of how people and nature can thrive together. As part of the “Homat Al Hima and Hima...

Protecting Lebanon’s Migratory Birds: A Month of Field Action and Awareness

Between 23 September and 23 October 2025, the Joint Operations Team of the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) carried out one of its most active field...
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Syria and Lebanon latest signatories to CMS Raptor MOU

The MSB project advocacy efforts in 2014 were rewarded when both Syrian and Lebanese governments signed the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation...
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UK #BirdFair 2015 theme announced #StopTheSlaughter in the Eastern Mediterranean

Following a record breaking Birdfair 2014, a £280,000 cheque was handed to BirdLife International to help advance the designation of new marine protected area...
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Everyone’s agreed: a new grip on handling hunting in Lebanon

By Shaun Hurrell Hunting has deep cultural roots in the Middle East, and Lebanon is no exception. Uncontrolled hunting is the largest threat to migratory...
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We want you to Spring Alive for birds this year

By Shaun Hurrell * Make your garden or balcony bird-friendly with Spring Alive Soon, migratory birds will be arriving in Europe and Asia from their wintering...
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World Wetlands Day 2015: Act now to prevent, stop, and reverse...

Latest research shows that 64% of wetlands worldwide have been lost since 1900, and that 76% of populations of freshwater plants and animals have...
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Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter January 2015

No Images? Click here Wings & Waves - SPNL's Newsletter January 2015 Season’s Greeting from SPNL Time again for me to address the changing of the season,...