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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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A tranquil path leads through a vibrant Hima site, where wildflowers bloom and cedar forests thrive under Lebanon’s summer skies. This landscape reflects the harmony between nature and community conservation.
Photo Credit: Spyro Klitira
BirdLife International

HIMA: A Lebanese Model Showcased for Integrating Nature Conservation and Community Empowerment

BirdLife International Middle East, in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), is organizing a webinar on 26 August...

At the Heart of the Hima… Turtles Return to Freedom

Under the patronage of the Municipality of Qarnael, and upon the invitation of the Qarnael Women’s Association, with the participation of the Society for...

SPNL Advances Hima Conservation with Kfarselwen Municipality and Mount Knaiseh Adventure Club

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) is pleased to announce a productive and inspiring meeting with Kfarselwen Municipality and the...

Awareness and Training Session for Children at Beit Al Shabab Wal Thaqafa – Zouk Mikael

At the invitation of Beit Al Shabab Wal Thaqafa at the Municipality of Zouk Mikael, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) organized a special awareness and...
Anti-Poaching Unit
SPNL

Position Statement on Illegal Killing of Birds in Lebanon

Irresponsible and illegal killing of birds in Lebanon is thought to be one of the main factors behind the decline of many bird species...
SPNL

Save Enfeh the potential endangered ancient salt pools and beach

On 9 May 2017 , at American University of Beirut ( AUB ) Architect & Landscape Department , lead by Professor Architect Gabriella Maria...
SPNL

Homat Al Hima – The Way of Life, for Sustainable Development

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, in collaboration with the municipality of Kherbet Kanafar, celebrated the “World Migratory Bird Day” under...
SPNL

Migration: A long-distance love story

For the past 15 years, a lovestruck stork has faithfully returned from its South Africa wintering grounds to the same rooftop in Croatia, where...
SPNL

Wings & Waves Newsletter April 2017

SPNL's Wing & Waves Newsletter April 2017 No Images? Click here Celebrate the “World Migratory Bird Day” in Hima Kherbet Kanafar The Society for the Protection of...
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Evidence of Eurasian Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus breeding in Lebanon

GHASSAN RAMADAN-JARADI, FOUAD ITANI & ASSAD SERHAL Eurasian Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus is a summer breeder in Turkey (Kirwan et al 1998, Boyla 2016), a...