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...
“Nature is enjoying itself without us”: coronavirus frees nature in Lebanon
Nature experts in Lebanon have noticed cleaner and clearer air filled with migratory birds as Beirut remains under lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fptWNJ53j9o
Migrating pelicans...
Joint operation against songbird trapping in Chouf, Mount Lebanon
On Monday, The society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) team together with members of the Middle Eastern Sustainable Hunting Centre (MESHC)...
Support Hima Farms: Land that doesn’t have birds doesn’t have wealth
Last week footage emerged online of a clip taken by a farmer in Western Bekaa, showing dozens of resting storks walking around his tractor...
SPNL supporting the Hima communities in their fight against Covid-19
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and the Homat al Hima International Center (HHIC), from the latter’s headquarters in the...
AND I SET THE BLACKCAP FREE: A BIRD-SAVING MISSION IN LEBANON’S...
By Lena Farran
Every year, people illegally slaughter millions of migratory birds as they make nature’s most incredible journey. The illegal killing of birds for...
Important update: bats do not spread COVID-19
There have been reports from across the world of bat culling in a misplaced attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. As an advocate...
