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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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Anti-Poaching Unit

Poaching Crisis Decimates Lesser Spotted Eagles in Lebanon

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) is sounding the alarm after the tragic discovery of a critically injured Lesser Spotted...

Turning Waste into Hope: SPNL Empowers Hima Municipalities to Protect the Upper Litani River

As part of the “Reviving the Upper Litani River and Qaraoun Lake” project, funded by DIMFE, the Society for the Protection of Nature in...

Towards a Cleaner River and a Greener Future: Joint Field Patrol for the first River Hima 

Today, HHIC Manager Wassim El Khatib carried out a joint field patrol with Litani River Authority (LRA) representative Mohamad Bou Kamal and Lebanon Reforestation...

Major Operation Leads to the Removal of Nearly 8 Kilometers of Illegal Bird-Hunting Nets in Northern Bekaa

In a major coordinated effort, the joint operations team of the Anti-Poaching Unit , in close cooperation and coordination with the Bekaa Intelligence Division...
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New population of Blue-eyed Ground-doves discovered

Four new doves have been discovered, increasing the population of the Critically Endangered bird by 26 percent.   By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins In February 2019, staff at SAVE Brasil...
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SPNL Welcomes New Volunteer from Germany

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, which is working to activate and expand its volunteer program, is happy to announce the...
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Wings & Waves Newsletter | March 2019

Wings & Waves Newsletter | March 2019 SPNL launches a new website: Butterflies and Moths of Lebanon SPNL launches new website http://butterflies.spnl.org/. An online guide to the...
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Call for EAAFP WMBD 2019 Small Grant application

World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. . In 2018, WMBD unified...
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Top 5 Things to Keep in Mind When You Go Bird...

Lebanon is covered by mountainous terrain, and it lies in the east side of the Mediterranean Sea. It has diversified habitats and is a...
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What’s Growing On: A tour of SPNL Butterfly Garden and Pavilion

Come and visit Lebanon’s number one butterfly garden. Our butterfly garden is located on a spacious 2,000 m2 hilltop in the Bekaa valley, in partnership...