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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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Hima

Nature and Humanity Under Fire, Yet Hope Endures Through Hima

By Assad Serhal Director General, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) BirdLife International Global Council Member As I return from Samarkand following the Eighth...

SPNL Celebrates LIFE Citizens’ Prize Win and Reaffirms Its Contribution to Egyptian Vulture Conservation

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has congratulated the partners of the project "Urgent Action to Strengthen the Balkan Population...

SPNL Showcases the Hima Model at Regional Workshop on Wildlife Conservation in Jordan

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) participated in the Regional Workshop on Promoting Positive Community Behaviour to Reduce Demand for...

SPNL Successfully Conduct Environmental Cleanup at Hima Shemlane Biblical Garden

  The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration with local community members, successfully organized an environmental cleanup campaign at the...
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The Common Myna: A Bold Urban Invader Captured at Beirut Waterfront...

Earlier today, wildlife photographer and the manager of SPNL's Hima Hammana Raptor Observatory, Chadi Saad, captured a striking image of a Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)...
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The Return of the Cattle Egrets to Hima Lake Mansoura: A Promising...

In a recent patrol conducted by the Fish & Wildlife Unit, an exciting and crucial discovery was made at Hima Lake Mansoura in the...
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Breathing Life into the Valley: Beirut River’s Hidden Gem Captured in...

At around 450 meters above sea level, nestled between the whispering olive groves and weather-worn ridges of the Beirut River Valley, the middle-lower section...
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Minister of Agriculture and Lebanese Environment Forum Discuss Expanding Marine Protected...

  In a key meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture, Minister Dr. Nizar Hani met with a delegation from the Lebanese Environment Forum (LEF), a...
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Hima Btekhnay, Lebanon’s first Endowment Hima—a traditional community-managed nature reserve and the 34th Hima in Lebanon.

From Tradition to Global Conservation: How Hima Aligns with IUCN’s Criteria...

In December 2022, over 190 countries adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (also known as The Biodiversity Plan) – an international commitment to better protect...
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Successful Inauguration of Kayfoun Plant Nursery Under the Patronage of Minister...

Successful Inauguration of Kayfoun Plant Nursery Under the Patronage of Minister of Agriculture Dr. Nizar Hani The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon...