100 Students from Saint Jean school hike to Hima Kherbet Kanafar

In the framework of “BioConnect”, a project funded by the European Union, SPNL organized on the 23rd of May an event for 100 students. Participants enjoyed a hike from Saint Jean school to Hima kherbet kanafar with pitstops to enrich the young participants with information about nature, climate change, plants, insects, geology, and climate change impact. In addition, nature behavior was an overall topic discussed before the hike. Afterwards, students built a bird nest to get involved more into the importance of birds and the role human beings have in the ecosystem and the impact of climate change on bird migration

SNOW is the key to raise awareness, and mainstream environmental and ecological concepts towards enhancing the connection between Nature and the young generations. Adopting this interactive environmental education program will contribute to inducing behavior change as well as promoting the engagement of children in nature conservation activities on the national level. This is helping in achieving the objectives linked to local communities’ empowerment under the BioConnect project.

SPNL is very pleased with the positive feedbacks from the students and teachers that have enjoyed connecting with their surrounding nature.

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BioConnect is a project funded by the European Union. It aims to ensure effective management and governance in sites of ecological importance and expending biodiversity protection in southern Lebanon.

SNOW is an environmental and educational program developed and implemented by SPNL and Great Escape targeting children between 7 and 12 years old to raise awareness and contribute to building environmentally responsible generations using interactive and fun-based techniques.
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Al Hima Magazine 5th Issue

This edition of Al Hima magazine weaves together inspiring stories of nature conservation and community resilience, highlighting how Lebanon is being stitched back to life—one Hima at a time. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) continues its mission to preserve the country’s natural heritage by empowering local communities. A cornerstone of this effort is the BioConnect project, funded by the European Union, which has achieved three national firsts: Lebanon’s first natural park (Upper Matn), first geological park (Shouf-Jezzine), and first endowment Hima (Btekhnay).

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