118 Lebanese Environmental NGOs Endorse the “Hima for Peace” Initiative
SPNL to expand the initiative through engagement with ten ministries and launch it internationally in Nairobi on 8 September 2026
A broad coalition of 118...
SPNL Publishes New Guide Celebrating Hima Niha and Hima Hardine: Two Sister Villages, One Living Heritage
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has released a new bilingual publication presenting Hima Niha and Hima Hardine as two...
Launch of the “Hima Niha Park” in Batroun During the “Homat Al Hima Forum” Under the Patronage of the Minister of Youth and Sports
Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Nora Bayrakdarian, the Homat Al Hima Forum was held in...
CALL FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
During the declaration of the “Garden of the Patriarchs–Diman” as a Hima within the Qadisha Valley on 6 August 2026, SPNL Director General Assaad...
Bioconnect
General overview
“Ensuring effective management and governance in Sites of Ecological Importance and expanding biodiversity protection in Southern Lebanon” is a project Funded by the...
“Bioconnect” monitoring for Plants, Birds, Mammals and Herpetofauna in Hima sites
By Elie El-Haddad - Project Manager
In the framework of “Bioconnect”, a project funded by the European Union that aims at ensuring effective management and...
The Advanced Renewable Energy Training for Women Empowerment
The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency – RCEEE and Frederich Ebert Stiftung – FES in collaboration with the Lebanese Center for...
Reviving Tradition: How Hima Farms Are Bringing Sustainability to Lebanon’s Upper...
Reviving Tradition: How Hima Farms Are Bringing Sustainability to Lebanon’s Upper Beirut River Valley
In the rolling hills of the Upper Beirut River Valley, a...
Assad Serhal is to be awarded an Honorary Membership by BirdLife...
From cofounding The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL ) in 1983 to establishing 28 Hima Protected areas and serving three...
Mainstreaming MSB concerns within Energy Sector
The Migratory Soaring Birds project have an innovative approach aiming to mainstream MSB concerns within economic sectors including hunting, tourism, waste management, agriculture, and...
