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...
Mava M6 steering committee meet in Cordoba
On April 11, 12, & 13, 2018 Mava M6 steering committee meeting was held in Cordoba, Spain particularly in one of the Dehesas included in...
Protecting Birds, Building Community – The Story of Hima in Lebanon
When Assad Serhal set out on a career to protect bird habitats in his native Lebanon, it led him to discover and resurrect an...
Remembering Tesla
A year ago, on April 11, 2017, signal from the GPS transmitter of white stork Tesla, during his spring migration on his way to...
Killing Fields and Safe Havens for Birds in Lebanon | Lush...
The Committee Against Birdslaughter’s (CABS) Axel Hirschfield and SPNL’s Assad Serhal discuss exposing bird crime in Lebanon, and the positive steps that are being...
Year of the Bird 2018: Take Action in April Learn More About...
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), signed into law in 1918, is among the oldest wildlife protection laws on the books. Its creation was...
SPNL and CABS | On the Frontline
"Is it far worse in the Lebanon? In really simple terms it's like nothing I've ever seen in my life." Komitee gegen den Vogelmord...
