CEPF mid-term assessment of the Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot has been initiated since January 2015. This involved National Assessments with 186 participants from all 11 eligible countries of the hotspot; a Stakeholder Survey in 4 languages for all stakeholders in the Med programme, receiving 116 responses.
Birdlife 52nd Global Council meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 1st – 4th June 2015. In addition to the formal Council Business; Birdlife Council played a very active role in the EU’s Green Week, with high-profile speeches from the BirdLife CEO – Patricia Zurita and several Council members from Partners
As part of the responsible hunting activities, SPNL participated in the clean-up of countless cartridge and other solid waste materials that are extremely harming the sensitive ecosystem of Aammiq Wetland
After a successful stay at the Botanical Gardens in Madrid, On the Move made two stops in Asturias, Spain. The first was in the Ecomusuem of Villaviciosa from the 10th of April – 3rd of May, and the second was in the Palacio Florez Estrada in Somiedo from the 8th – 24th of May, where the exhibition was welcomed by locals and visitors alike. We would like to thank all the volunteers in Asturias for making that happen!.
Summer is here, and with the longer, warmer days comes the desire to spend time outside, out of the city, surrounded by green. Looking to inspire in that direction is the 12th edition of The Garden Show and Spring Festival
NatureWatch is a new iPhone App from BirdLife International which allows you to plan your wildlife dventures, share your experiences, and help conserve some of the best sites for wildlife in the world.Covering 533 Important Bird and Biodiversity
A good sign that Lebanese farmers are becoming more friendly with White Stork, these pictures in West Bekaa shows farmer working in his land and near him the storks are resting after a long migrating journey
The “Regional Knowledge Network on Systemic Approaches to Water Resources Management (R-KNOW)” project is a three year regional project working in five
The famous Angry Birds team up with BirdLife International in a unique campaign to protect real-life birds in the South Pacific. Like their counterparts in the game, Pacific birds are threatened by introduced predators eating their eggs and so pushing them to the verge of extinction.
The Friends of the Environment Center in Qatar (BirdLife Partner for Qatar) have used both traditional and digital routes to create two guides to the nature of Qatar.
Iris Sofarana is an endemic species of Mount Lebanon, which means it only naturally occurs in Mount Lebanon.
The natural site of Al Dichar in Ehmej, was created in May 2015 under the designation of protected natural site. More than 62 hectares of public lands were offered to make a sanctuary for nature.
These striking images celebrate the people, species and ecosystems that CEPF supports through its grants to civil society organizations to help protect biodiversity hotspots, Earth’s most biologically rich yet threatened areas.
This edition of Al-Hima is published amid conflict and displacement—a painful reality Lebanon knows well. Yet, the Lebanese people and SPNL remain resilient, supporting displaced families while advancing environmental and development goals.