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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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Illustrating Life: Husein Zorkot’s Journey to Chronicle Lebanon’s Wildlife

In the quiet hours of dawn, when most of Lebanon still sleeps, Husein Ali Zorkot is already awake — sketching, cataloging, and writing about...

Guardians of the Himas: October Field Stories from Lebanon’s Nature Defenders

Strengthening Lebanon’s Nature Network: Field Highlights from September – October 2025 October 2025 unfolded as a month of remarkable coordination across Lebanon’s Hima network, reflecting...
Over seven weeks, he filed 24 eBird checklists, weaving a detailed picture of autumn passage that stretches from high-altitude thermals to mirror-still marshes.

Autumn on the Flyway: Chadi Saad Tracks a Season in Motion

As summer loosened its grip on Lebanon’s mountains and wetlands, Chadi Saad kept daily watch over the migratory corridors that lace the country together:...

SPNL Launches Official Map of Hima Kornayel : Empowering Local Stewardship Through Scientific Mapping and Community Ownership

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has officially launched the geospatial map of Hima Kornayel, marking a new milestone in its efforts to...
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Luc Hoffman Hima Home: The Journey from West to East

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73IA4ImYQIc It is not only birds that migrate, but so can our thoughts in search of fertile lands where they become productive and fruitful for...
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The Asaad Adel Serhal Wildlife Photography Prize concludes by honoring the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_IVXC6cHII On Sunday, August 1, the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center - MESHC - celebrated the conclusion of the Assaad Adel Serhal Wildlife Photography Prize...
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Why we need to make ‘sustainable’ development truly bird-safe

Planting vegetation to stop the spread of deserts, bringing electricity to rural communities… these are positive steps, as long as the right preparations are...
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Black Francolin (Partridge) brought back to Hima Jahliyeh

The preparation to release tens of Black Francolin (Partridge) into the wild this autumn represents a big step forward to re-establish a Black Francolin...
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Training Homat Al Hima from Ras El Metn and Hammana

Together we can protect the Upper Beirut River Valley Training Homat Al Hima from Ras El Metn and Hammana Promoting Traditional Land-use Practices in the Upper...
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Together we can promote the best practices in the Upper Beirut...

Together we can protect the Upper Beirut River Valley Training Homat Al Hima from Ras El Metn and Hammana Promoting Traditional Land-use Practices in the Upper...