SPNL

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.
2019 Articles written
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Lebanese Environment Forum Pushes for a Legal Framework for Marine Protected Areas Network in Lebanon

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...

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...
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 Focus

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...

Mapping Lebanon’s Green Heart: A Landmark Flora and Biodiversity Map

Lebanon has taken a significant step forward in documenting and protecting its natural heritage with the launch of the first national map of flora...
Biodiversity Guardianship
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First Signs of Spring in Lebanon 2020: Nature Awakens

As winter fades, Lebanon’s landscapes begin their transformation, welcoming the first signs of spring 2020. The season of renewal unfolds across the country, from...
SPNL

Hima Farm Heroes: Andre Bechara

We call these men and women heroes, but they are just farmers working every day in their land, and it looks natural for townsmen...
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Hima Farm Heroes: Louis Saad

Hima Farm utilizes the local organic fertilizers, locally available water resources, such as the nearby pond, and local market; further to that, support of...
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Hima Farm Heroes: Jawad Noueihed

I am working in Hima Farm Ras El Metn. This Hima Farm in newly established, different work should be done from the landscape of...
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Hima Farm Heroes: Tamara Al Deeb

Hand by Hand, we can make miracles!! I launched an initiative that supports people through the corona crisis in quarantine time to encourage them to use...
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Hima Farm Heroes: Maher Osta

As a project manager, founder, and initiator of a micro-project with huge potential funded by SPNL, TDV, and FFEM, I am working closely with...