What we do
Kornayel Declares its Public Forest a Hima: A Landmark Step for Lebanon’s Environmental Heritage
In a groundbreaking move for nature conservation and sustainable development, the Municipality of Kornayel has taken a decisive step to safeguard its most precious...
Lebanon’s Hima Sites Officially Recognized in World Database on Protected Areas
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) is proud to announce that 27 Hima sites across Lebanon have been officially approved...
Hammana Hosts SPNL’s Traveling Exhibition “Stitching One Hima At A Time” in Celebration of Nature, Art, and Community
Under the esteemed patronage of the Mayor of Hammana, Dr. Amine Lebbos, and in close cooperation with Hammana Municipality, the Society for the Protection...
AUB Students Join SPNL’s Hima Farm for Community Service and Environmental Awareness in Hammana
In a vibrant display of youth engagement and environmental stewardship, a group of students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) has joined the...
Monitoring plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals in Hima Hammana and Hima...
SPNL’s Research and Conservation team is conducting weekly field visits to monitor plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals since last April under the project entitled:...
Four Common Kestrel rescued near Qaraoun Lake
After a tipoff from the Litani Authority, the Anti-Poaching Unit APU, which is part of the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC) and the...
Illegal songbird trapping sites shut down in Barja and Tachaa
Following a report from pro-regulation hunters, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) of the Society for the protection of Nature (SPNL) and its partners: the Middle...
Can birding really improve our mental health? The science says yes
We all know that spending time in nature is enjoyable, but there’s increasing evidence that wildlife – and birds in particular – have a...
Bird Protection Camp Activities: Mist nets confiscation in Barja, monitoring of...
On 26 September 2021, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) together with the Middle Eastern Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC), the...
Three Egyptian vultures rescued from a zoo in Lebanon
Based on documented information from the Lebanese Wildlife Society about the presence of three endangered Egyptian vulture birds, The bird rescue department at the...
