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SPNL Releases Fifth Issue of Al-Hima Magazine: Protected Areas in Lebanon — From Mountain to Sea
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has released the fifth issue of Al-Hima magazine, dedicated to the theme of protected...
Awareness and Training Activity for Maronite Scout Guides in Sehaileh, Keserwan
The Anti-Poaching Unit in collaboration with the Girl Guides of the St. Anthony the Great Troop – Maronite Scout Association, organized an awareness and...
Lebanese Anti-Poaching Activist Welcomed in Czech Republic to Celebrate Bird Conservation Cooperation
In a touching display of international solidarity for bird conservation, Chadi Saad, an activist with the Anti-Poaching Unit of the Society for the Protection...
An Inclusive Environment for All: A Unique Outdoor Experience for Shamlan Institution Students
As part of its Doroub Al-Hima project activities, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) organized a special environmental day for...
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Palm Islands Nature Reserve
Location: The three islands lie approximately 5.5 km north-west of the city of Tripoli. Total area: 500 ha
IBA Criteria met: A1
Explanation: A1 Several...
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Beirut River Valley
Location:
The site consists mainly of Beirut River water shed, extending 20km west from Falougha, where the river rises, to the outskirts of Hazmeih, just...
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Anjar Kfar Zabad
Location:
Eastern Bekaa, at foot of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range, in the municipalities of Anjar and Kfar Zabad. Total area: 326 ha
IBA Criteria met: A1
Explanation:
At...
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Aammiq Wetlands
Location:
West Bekaa at the foot of Mount Lebanon and stretching across to the Litani River at 865m. Total area: 280ha approx.
IBA Criteria met:
A1, A4i,...
Community conservation methods go back to the future
A centuries old method of conservation is being revived in Qatar and other parts of the Islamic world. At the fifth Hikma session at...
Responsible Hunting
Responsible Hunting Programme
Lebanon lies on the west side of the Rift valley African Eurasian flyway, which is considered one of the most important flyways...
