One Flock, One Chorus: The Global Birdsong Turns Nature’s Voices into Music
More than 100 bird songs and calls come together in an original Afro-electronic track celebrating BirdLife’s global Partnership—and supporting biodiversity conservation.
The world’s birds have...
Rescued in Lebanon, Reborn in Prague: Egyptian Vulture Saved by SPNL Becomes a Father
Brok, discovered in illegal captivity in Lebanon, and Qalamoon, rescued in Syria, have produced their first chick—an achievement linking local wildlife protection with international...
Millions of birds illegally killed or captured in the Mediterranean every year: experts sound the alarm
On World Migratory Bird Day, Tour du Valat, EuroNatur and BirdLife International – three leading organisations working to conserve birds and their habitats –...
World Migratory Bird Day Highlights the Power of Community Science
Ahead of World Migratory Bird Day on 10 October 2026, a global campaign is celebrating the people whose observations help protect migratory birds—and highlighting...
The Power of a Local Tradition: Hima
Almost 1,500 years before modern conservation research arrived at the same idea, a tradition originating from the Arabian Peninsula realised the importance of community...
Regional workshop on the “Hybrid” HIMA approach to community based resource...
The regional workshop on the “Hybrid HIMA approach to community based resource management” took place in Istanbul, Turkey from the 14th to the 16th...
Book review: Birds of the Middle East
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By Richard Porter
Simon Aspinall and I are pleased and proud to dedicate Birds of the Middle East to BirdLife...
Hima Maabour EL-Abiad
This Upper Akkar Hima was established in 2009 with an estimated area of 0.33 km2. The area is covered with forests of Lebanese cedar...
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,...
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...
