What we do
Study Exposes Disconnect Between Conservation Policies and Local Realities in Lebanon’s Biosphere Reserves
A groundbreaking study has revealed critical gaps between conservation theory and practice in Lebanon’s biosphere reserves, calling for urgent reforms to make environmental protection...
How BirdLife International and the Conservation Leadership Programme Are Shaping the Future of Global Conservation
In the sweltering forests of northeastern Brazil, a once-forgotten parrot has reclaimed the skies. Thousands of miles away in Assam, India, young girls don...
Guardians of Nature: How Protected Areas in the Levant Are Struggling—and Thriving—in the Face of Turmoil
In the cradle of ancient civilizations, where wars, revolutions, and shifting borders have reshaped landscapes and histories alike, another struggle is quietly taking place—a...
Al-Qalamoun Police Detain Illegal Bird Hunter Using Nets and Glue Traps; North Lebanon Prosecutor Takes Action
Following a complaint submitted by sustainable hunters in North Lebanon to the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) regarding an individual who posted photos and videos on...
Urgent Intervention to Protect Qaraoun Lake from Escalating Environmental Violations
Today, the Fish & Wildlife Unit of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) carried out an emergency visit to the...
Biomonitoring Lebanon: A Season of Discovery
Husein Ali Zorkot, a dedicated biologist and scientific illustrator, has been tirelessly crisscrossing the Lebanese mountains and valleys—camera, notebook, and GPS in hand—to track...
Wings Over Aammiq: The Silent Journey of the Black Storks
It was just past dawn in the Bekaa Valley, when the early spring fog still hugged the low hills, and the sky was a...
Awareness Lecture for Students at Sagbine Official Secondary School in West...
The Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) organized an awareness lecture for a group of students from Sagbine Official Secondary School. The session explained the differences between...
Qoleileh’s Hima: A Southern Sanctuary Where Land, Sea, and Community Thrive
By Bassam Al Kantar
Head of Campaign Strategy & Communications
Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
On December 13, 2006, the municipal...
Mapping Lebanon’s Hidden Biogeographic Borders—A New Blueprint for Biodiversity
By Bassam Al Kantar
Head of Campaign Strategy & Communications Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
For years, Lebanon’s exceptional biodiversity—compressed into...
