Ras El Matn honors Asaad Serhal

  Ras El Matn honors Asaad Serhal, Director of the SPNL, under the patronage of the honorable Minister Dr. Nasser Yassin on the 11th of November 2022. The event was organized by Ras El Matn Municipality, The Maten Environment and Sustainable Development (MESD) and Hima

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Assad Serhal Awarded Honorary Membership of IUCN

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 Membership Award at the council meeting of the World Conservation Congress 2020, which explored, this year, the link

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Assad Serhal Explains.. Why Hima is Important?

In this video, Assad Serhal explains why Hima is Important? Al Hima’ which means a protected area or place is a traditional system of management of resources practiced by indigenous people in the Arabian Peninsula. This concept has been used by the Society for the Protection

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The avid hunter turned pioneering conservationist

As a young man in Lebanon, Assad Serhal was a keen hunter. But after an encounter with a Bobwhite Quail and its chicks, Assad was so moved that he decided to change course and dedicate his life to conserving birds – millions of them are shot in Lebanon every year as they

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Season’s Greeting from SPNL

Time again for me to address the changing of the season, and to give the old year one last hug. With 2014 almost at an end, it’s a good time not only to reflect on the year’s achievements, but also to look forward to what 2015 may bring for us. We’ve had a good year […]

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