New Call for Letters of Inquiry for Small Grants

On behalf of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and the Donors’ Initiative for Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystems (DIMFE), BirdLife International announces a call for proposals for Small Grants in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cabo Verde, Egypt, Jordan,

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Hammana Cherry Festival 2022.. SPNL Support Local Initiatives

Through its continuous efforts to support local initiatives and promote sustainable cultural practices, SPNL under MAVA and CEPF projects has participated in the yearly traditional Hammana festival. The festival included cherry-picking, a kid’s zone, authentic dishes, and an

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Raptor Count Lebanon – call for volunteers

Once again OSME is teaming-up with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) to repeat the successful count of migrating soaring birds in autumn 2019 made with the help of BirdLife Sweden and BirdLife Switzerland. In that autumn a team of Lebanese and

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Nothing is better than working with engaged local members !

By Rania Khalil, CEPF Project Manager  The CEPF project aims at promoting the conservation of biodiversity in the Upper Beirut River Valley, namely Higher Metn region, through the maintenance of interlinked traditional land-use practices. Through the Hima integrated approach

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A child without education is like a bird without wings

A child without education is like a bird without wingsRania KhalilSPNL Agricultural Coordinator - CEPF Project “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!”This is the theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, an annual global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of migratory

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Farming together for a sustainable agriculture

Farming together for a sustainable agricultureRania KhalilSPNL Agricultural Coordinator - CEPF Project 1Farmers from Ras El Metn and HammanaWe are working with farmers from Ras El Metn and Hammana, following weekly with them and helping them to strengthen the traditional

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