Minister of Public Works and Transport Reviews the Marine Protected Areas Network Program and Supports the Declaration of Marine Himas
The Lebanese Environmental Forum stressed the importance of establishing and activating a national network of marine protected areas, considering it a fundamental pillar for...
Ghaboun Revives the Ancestors’ Trails through Agritourism and Rural Walking
The Droub El Hima Programme brings agricultural terraces back to life, transforming them into living trails that connect memory with sustainable development
In the village...
Hammana Sets the Stage for a Smart Hima, A National Model for Community-Led Conservation in Lebanon
The Municipality of Hammana has taken a landmark series of municipal and presidential decisions that place the town at the forefront of community-based conservation...
Lebanon Welcomes Its 40th Hima: Hima Aaiha, A Living Ecological Corridor Linking Lebanon’s Nature Reserves
Lebanon has marked a major milestone in its national conservation journey with the official declaration of Hima Aaiha, which becomes the country’s 40th Hima....
SPNL Participates in Rachaya and Beyond’s Ceremony Marking Ten Years of...
At the kind invitation of Rachaya and Beyond, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) took part in the honorary ceremony...
When Migration Turns Fatal: Lebanon’s Growing Threat to Migratory Birds
Lebanon, a small country with an outsized ecological role, sits at the heart of one of the world’s most important migratory bird routes. Every...
Hima: From Letter Memory to Contemporary Environmental Governance
Four Thousand Years of Natural Resource Management
Hima is not a recent invention nor an isolated historical practice. Rather, it represents a surface layer built...
From Awareness to Partnership, Building a Shared Front Against Illegal Hunting...
In the heart of Lebanon’s northern Bekaa, where natural landscapes are closely intertwined with local livelihoods, the Union of Deir El Ahmar Municipalities hosted...
When Ancient Wisdom Meets Short-Form Storytelling: How TinyTales25 Brought the Hima...
In a digital space driven by speed, trends, and fleeting attention, it takes something special to pause the scroll. On TikTok, where stories are...
Hima in Lebanon’s Spatial Memory
Reading the Past through 1960s Topographic Maps and Rediscovering Traditional Conservation Landscapes
By Bilal Alaouiyeh, Remote Sensing and GIS Expert, Specialist in Spatial Environmental Governance...
