Illegal Hunter Arrested in Dinnieh Following Documented Violations by the Anti-Poaching Unit
Based on a documented complaint submitted by sustainable hunters to the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), the APU’s electronic tracking and investigation team prepared a detailed...
Major Operation Shuts Down One of the Largest Illegal Bird Trapping Sites Ever Recorded in Lebanon
In a major coordinated operation, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), through its Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) jointly operated with MESHC...
Joint Operation by APU, Ministry of Agriculture, and Internal Security Forces Removes Illegal Wildlife Trade Violations in Al-Labweh
Al-Labweh, Northern Beqaa – As part of ongoing efforts to protect wildlife and enforce environmental law, the Anti-Poaching Unit, in coordination with Dr. Abbas...
SPNL Launches Official Map of Hima Al-Abadiyeh: Strengthening Community Conservation Through Science and Transparency
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has officially launched the geospatial map of Hima Al-Abadiyeh, marking a new milestone in...
Promoting Hima Women Empowerment for Conservation and Livelihood
Project Goal:The livelihood of rural women is enhanced through the revival of the Hima approach in the sustainable management of the IBAs of Lebanon.
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Endangered Species: Lebanon’s wildlife and wild places are facing many threats
Lebanon’s wildlife and wild places are facing many threats; hunting, pollution, urban encroachment; quarrying, invasive species, the list goes on and on.
Some species thrive...
Empowerment of women through vocational training on carpet weaving
Through the presence of the municipality of Anjar and Fekha villages and the local community, SPNL has recently concluded the project titled “Vocational Trainings...
Promoting “Hima Women Empowerment” for Conservation and Livelihood
SPNL initiated in the beginning of 2013 a project for empowering women funded by the UN Women Fund for Gender Equality–titled “Promoting Hima Women...
IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species
By Martin Fowlie
Almost 80% of temperate slipper orchids and over 90% of lemurs are threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the...
Closing Ceremony for Andaket EU funded project
The EU funded project entitled “Revive traditional approaches for the benefit of the future” is implemented in Andaket, Upper Akkar. The duration of this...
