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...
Celebrating the Miracle of Life with Bird Migration & the International...
Fly Bird Fly
“Celebrating the Miracle of Life with Bird Migration
& the International Year of Water”
As a part of its yearly celebration for...
The Social Ecological and Agricultural Resilience in the face of Climate...
Social, Ecological and Agricultural Resilience in the face of climate change in the Mediterranean Region (SEARCH) (April 2011 – February 2014)
SPNL held...
Common Otter
The common otter was first seen in Anjar in 2007 feeding on fish, via a monitoring camera of a restaurant. This incidence led SPNL...
SPNL receives “Best Practice” Award from the United Nations for improving...
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL – BirdLife in Lebanon) recently received an international ‘best practice’ award for their work...
SPNL Embarks to Promote Sustainable Grazing in Lebanon
SPNL will soon initiate a new project with MAVA Foundation under the title of “Assessing and Supporting Cultural Conservation Practices in the Mediterranean Basin”....
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Upper Mountains of Akkar-Donnieh
Location: Located at the northern end of Mount Lebanon. This IBA stretches from Wadi Jouhannam to Qammouaa including the villages of Mechmech and Fnaideq....
