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Between September 26th-28th, over 200 members of the BirdLife family flocked to Wallonia, Belgium for the 2018 BirdLife General Partnership Meeting. Held every five years, these landmark meetings are where we gather to elect our Government and review our conservation
Ras El Metn soaring birds also celebrated the International day for migratory birds by showing themselves to birdwatchers. Ras Al Metn’s commitment to the occasion was expressed by the absence of hunters. Photos by: Prof Ghassan Ramadan Jaradi
MAVA President André Hoffmann has been named the recipient of WWF’s annual Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award which honours and recognises valuable contributions made toward the global conservation movement. “Receiving this award, 20 years after my father, is a great
On 1 October 2018 SPNL- Birdlife Lebanon and Birdlife Sweden announced an innovative partnership to increase awareness of the plight of migratory birds in Hima Ras El-Maten- Mount Lebanon. Articulating mainly on bird ringing at the newly established hima, for the benefit and
Ringing of birds requires holding them by the net. The purpose of this work is to know where the birds go and from where they come. In the near past, Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi, professor of ornithology, implemented in collaboration with SPNL (BirdLife International Partner) a
Ras el-Metn is noted for its moderate weather, organic food market, geological sites, and remarkable places for viewing birds, butterflies and stars at night. Ecologically, the 20km Beirut River valley, passing by Ras el-Metn, is an important bottleneck for bird migration in
By Fouad Itani The semi-desert area of Ras Baalbek in the northern Bekaa region is a barren area where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions there are hostile to both fauna and flora. What makes this area special is a wide selection of
SPNL participated in 2017 in a regional survey assessing recreational & educational services of Mediterranean wetlands. The survey is led by Tour de valla, and covered 27 sites in 10 countries. In Lebanon, we involved Anjar Kfar Zabad & Palm Islands. You can read the
Please enjoy this clip from HHI Park Butterfly Garden & Pavilion of the plain tiger butterfly from the butterfly garden, just in time of the publication Butterfly Gardening in Lebanon. This is the same butterfly species on the book cover, shows that all our work paid
Photo: © Fouad Itani Lebanon has the potential to be an excellent birding destination but there are currently few, if any, organised trips to check out the ornithological highlights. If anything, the country is better known for its high level of illegal bird killing. OSME