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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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Lebanon’s Protected Areas: Between Ancient Traditions and Global Conservation Goals

Lebanon is at a crossroads: its protected areas, recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), reveal both achievements and gaps in the...
Homat Al Hima

Guardians of Hima: Youth Leading Lebanon’s Environmental Future

Through its BioConnect Aside Event project, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration with the Modern University for Business...
Doroub Al-Hima

“Earth and Freedom” Sports and Environmental Activity in Baysour Hima

As part of efforts to promote environmental awareness and encourage outdoor sports, the Directorate of Education and Youth of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party...
Hima

Lebanon Launches First National Bird Distribution Map within Key Biodiversity Areas

In a groundbreaking step for environmental conservation, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has unveiled the country’s first comprehensive map...
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SPNL presents training on Wild Edible Plants in three Hima sites

By Jamal Hamzeh, Project Manager The Mediterranean diet is considered by UNESCO as one “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” identifying several Mediterranean countries. Lebanon is...
Butterflies of Lebanon
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Butterflies of June 2021: Attracted by the Wild Lavender Flowers of...

Lebanon’s rich biodiversity, nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the rugged mountain ranges, provides an ideal habitat for a variety of pollinators. Among them,...
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Annotated Checklist of the Marine and Coastal Birds of Lebanon

Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi National Council for Scientific Research, P.O.Box 118281, Beirut, Lebanon Faculty of Science, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon grjaradi@cnrs.edu.lb. (Received January 2019 – Accepted January...
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Olive Groves’ Avifauna in Lebanon: The Composition of Bird Species and...

Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi* and Mona Ramadan-Jaradi Faculty of Science, Section 1, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon Received: December 7, 2020; Revised: January 24, 2021; Accepted: January 29, 2021 Source:...
Anti-Poaching Unit
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Charges against songbird trapper in Hammana

Follow information received in recent week, police have convicted a man for using live traps to illegally trap goldfinches in Hammana and Falougha villages...
Biodiversity Guardianship
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Global research uncovers mysteries of rare Sociable Lapwing

Thanks to extensive research over the last 15 years, the Sociable Lapwing has gone from one of the world’s more obscure waders to one...
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The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) is dedicated to conserving biodiversity, promoting sustainable development, and safeguarding Lebanon’s natural and cultural heritage. As the national partner of BirdLife International, SPNL embraces the Hima approach, a community-based conservation model that harmonizes nature, people, and culture. Through education, advocacy, and partnerships, we empower communities to protect vital ecosystems and species while ensuring livelihoods and well-being. Join us in our mission to preserve Lebanon's unique environment for future generations. Visit our website or follow us on social media to learn more and support our initiatives. Together, we can make a difference.

Horsh Kayfoun, Luc Hoffmann Hima Center،, Itani, Kayfoun, Mount Lebanon