Assad Serhal

BirdLife Member of Honour Award

Assad Serhal, Director General of SPNL in Lebanon has been named to receive the BirdLife Member of Honour Award from HIH Princess Takamado, Honorary President of BirdLife.
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School with No Walls

Nature is your child’s best friend

Through our online teaching program, School with No Walls (SNOW), we aim to help each child to go from nature lover to nature defender. Explore our turnkey program where we inspire teachers and motivate students.
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HIMA FOR PEACE

For a sustainable tomorrow

We work towards a peaceful and sustainable Lebanon where people and nature live in harmony. By reviving the Hima concept, “protected area” in arabic, we deliver conservation of IBA’s in a way which respects people’s rights and fulfills their well-being. So far, we established 25 Himas, representing approximately 6% of Lebanon’s territory.
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Extinction is not inevitable

S. Serin will be saved!

This prettily colored passerine breeds in the Middle East, especially Lebanon. Knowing it is classified as Vulnerable and considered globally endangered because of its decrease in population, it must be saved. Make a symbolic adoption to help save this sociable bird.
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See What we mean

SPNL video's makes a huge difference in how it impacts the reader’s eye. See what we mean and explore our video
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Help us build a future for Lebanon and the world where people, birds and nature thrive in harmony.

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Help us bring peace to nature and people with our beautiful pin badges. Designed to suit your needs.

Patron

Protect the Hima and join our network of bird lovers with an annual Conservation Patron contribution.

Our Causes

SPNL is dedicated to causes that protect species, conserve sites, improve lives, care about climate, educate the youth and create a better world to support our peace and conservation efforts while uniting people around the HIMA.

Support Quranic Garden & Mount Lebanon Hima Center

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Support Hima Shimlan Biblical Garden & Center

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Our News

100 Students from Saint Jean school hike to Hima Kherbet Kanafar

Our Common(s) Story Doc Episodes coming soon

First confirmed breeding record of Spurwinged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus for Lebanon

UN Draft Resolution on the International Day of the Arabian Leopard

Reducing Major Impacts of Noise Pollution on Marine Wildlife

Environmental education session for 45 Children from Kherbet Qanafar

Environmental education session for 60 Children from Ebel el Saqi

Satoyama 里山: and The Hima (حمى)

Our Projects

We strive to conserve biodiversity for the provision of a better quality of life through the Hima: a holistic approach which embraces the four pillars of sustainable development, economic viability, environmental protection, and social equity.
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Hima for Peace and Climate Change Impacts

Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on the Middle East. Experts anticipate the region’s future to be dramatically affected by changing climate conditions and extreme weather events, the scarcity of natural resources and the continued human pollution of the environment.
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