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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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Al-Hima Magazine

Razan Al Mubarak to Al-Hima Magazine: The Desert and Nature’s Resilience Inspire Me

My Priority Is to Turn IUCN’s Vision into Action (Al Hima Magazine 6th Edition)  Interviewed by Raghida Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima Magazine. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is...

SPNL Welcomes Students to Hima Bayssour – Darb El Talleh for an Educational Eco-Experience

As part of its mission to foster environmental awareness among younger generations, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration...

Hima Anjar Celebrates Bird Migration: From Storytelling to Dialogue

As part of Reef Initiative’s activities and in coordination with the Environmental Committee in Anjar and ABCL, a special event was held on October...
Solomon “Uncle Sol” Kaho‘ohalahala, Greenpeace International at the High-Level Dialogue: From Commitments to Change - Driving Transformative Action for the Ocean

Day Three Highlights from the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025: Legal Momentum, Ocean Action & Nature-Positive Innovation

At a time when global multilateralism is struggling to drive the transformative change required for the conservation of nature, the need for rigorous legal...
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Important Bird Areas-IBAs

Important Bird Areas-IBAs  Important Bird Areas-IBAs are among the world’s key sites for the conservation of biodiversity. They are identified nationally using data gathered locally,...
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Hima West Baalbek

Since 2018, this area was declared as a regional Hima due to its cultural and ecological importance. The plant life of the West Baalbek...
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Hima Mansouri

Hima Mansouri, declared by SPNL and the concerned municipality in 2008, is similar to Hima Qoleileh as they have the same ecosystem. In this...
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Hima Qoleileh

This coastal area is known for its marine biodiversity, leading SPNL and the municipality to announce it as a Hima in 2006. This 0.01...
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Al Hima : a way of life

This book is the fruit of a wide collaboration. It is an expression of rich ideas. But most of all it’s an articulation of passion....
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Conservation of the Marine Hima of Qoleileh Village, South Lebanon

Background Qoleileh, a coastal village in South Lebanon, is home to one of the country's few remaining healthy marine ecosystems. It has rocky shores, seagrass...