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...
Meeting held to discuss wetland conservation in the Western Bekaa
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center held a meeting on Saturday at the...
Happy #ArabianLeopardDay KSA Marks February 10 To Honor The Big Cat
The #ArabianLeopard is a cherished part of our biodiversity and natural heritage, and on the first-ever #ArabianLeopardDay we celebrate efforts to protect these beautiful...
Thoughts from Patricia Zurita, BirdLife CEO on nature, climate and Don’t...
Like many millions of people around the globe, my family and I have enjoyed the latest Netflix blockbuster #Don’tLookUp. Like many of you I...
Anahita …The story Continues
Today the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and its partners are happy to announce the success of the shipment of...
Promoting Traditional Land-use Practices in the Upper Beirut River Valley, Lebanon
By Rania Khalil-CEPF Project Manager
The aim of the project in Hammana and Ras El Matn is to promote the conservation of biodiversity in the...
SPNL is monitoring migrating birds possibly infected with H5N1
SPNL Director and Birdlife International Global Councillor Assad Serhal was alerted of a mass killing of around 6000 Common Crane and at least 10,000...
