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Green Hills School and SPNL Join Forces for Environmental Education at Hima Ras El Matn
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote nature-based learning and community conservation, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) welcomed...
SPNL and MUBS Collaborate to Launch Environmental Innovation at “Nature in Focus” Event
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration with the Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS), proudly unveiled groundbreaking...
Lebanon Under Scrutiny in New Report on Illegal Bird Killing in the Mediterranean
A new international report reveals that Lebanon remains significantly off track in its commitment to reduce illegal bird killing (IKB) by 2030, despite previous...
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...
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....
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Tannourine Cedars Nature Reserve
Location: In the north of the Mount Lebanon range, between the villages of Tannourine et-Tahta and Hadath ej-Joubbe.
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4iv
Explanation: A1...
