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...
Darayya village in Danniyeh is now the site of a Birdwatching
After 4 years of joint efforts between the Society of Supporters of the Environment, the hunters of Danniyeh district, and local conservationists, together with...
Black Stork Timmu arrived Ethiopia after a suspicious rest in Kfar...
The Society for the protection of Nature in Lebanon received an alert from Dr. Urmas Sellis, an expert in the Eagle Club of Estonia...
APU take up the challenge of providing first aid to birds
Despite the harsh economic situation currently prevalent in Lebanon, and due to the need to protect the bird migration corridor in the autumn, the...
BirdLife at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
By Melanie Heath, Director of Science, Policy & Information
Despite the ongoing COVID pandemic, amid the escalating climate and biodiversity emergencies, BirdLife CEO Patricia Zurita led...
Assad Serhal Awarded Honorary Membership of IUCN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMHXXBpnpMc
Assad Serhal, the Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL),and BirdLife Partner Lebanon, was awarded the IUCN Honorary...
Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) visits Denniye
لإhe Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), which is part of the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC) and the Society for the Protection of Nature in...
