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...
Anthem HOMAT AL-HIMA by Adonis Khatib
Anthem HOMAT AL-HIMA *
Words and music: Adonis Khatib
Montage: Hussein Idriss
Recording: Studio Joe Baroutjian
Production: SPNL and Mr. Henri Chdid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxYMTPlEUb0
* In 2016, SPNL developed a mentoring...
Migratory Birds being shot down by automatic gunfire in Dinnieh !
Lebanon’s hunting laws were repeatedly and blatantly violated over the weekend, environmental NGO Green Area said in a statement released Monday.
Video surfaced over the...
Lebanon ratified the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the...
On 31 August 2017, Lebanon ratified the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (ICZM). This protocol aims at reinforcing the implementation of the...
Land Rover’s CEO is alerted about Lebanese poacher using the vehicle
Richard Porter (BirdLife's Middle East Advisor) the co-author of a new book titled "Birds of the Middle East" alerted Dr Ralf Speth, CEO, Jaguar Land Rover about...
Lebanese Authorities will not leave hunters free to flout law
The Ministry of the Environment has today made a statement confirming the court summons of a citizen charged on two counts for infringements of...
Wing & Waves Newsletter September 2017
#Spring_Photo_Shoot exhibition to promote responsible hunting
Under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment, represented by Lara Samaha, Head of Department of Conservation of...
