Five New Himas Double the Network in SPNL’s West Bekaa Project Area
New sites in Kefraya, Saghbine, Lala, Baaloul and Joub Jannine bring the project area’s Hima network to ten.
SPNL’s fieldwork and engagement with municipalities in...
Making Dairy Wastewater Treatment Work in West Bekaa
Assessments of nine factories highlight the need to combine suitable technology with operator training, maintenance and affordable running costs.
Installing a wastewater treatment system is...
SPNL Works with Municipalities and Dairy Producers to Protect the Upper Litani
Municipal meetings and visits to nine dairy factories lay the groundwork for practical measures to reduce wastewater pollution.
The Society for the Protection of Nature...
SPNL Training Strengthens Skills to Address Dairy Wastewater Pollution
Litani River Authority teams and civil society representatives take part in two days of practical learning on wastewater assessment, treatment and pollution prevention.
SPNL held...
Lebanon Welcomes Its 44th Hima: Baaloul Takes a Stand for Water,...
High in the western Bekaa, where the slopes of Mount Lebanon descend gently toward the waters of Lake Qaraoun, the village of Baaloul has...
Lebanon Welcomes Its 43rd Hima: Hima Aaitat Strengthens Community-Led Conservation in...
Lebanon has officially welcomed Hima Aaitat as its 43rd Hima, marking a significant milestone in the national revival of the Hima system as a...
From HMY to Smart Hima: Reviving a 4,000-Year-Old Tradition of Environmental...
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Environmental conservation is often perceived as a modern response to contemporary crises. Yet, in this region, the idea of protecting nature through collective responsibility...
From Rivers to Resilience: How SPNL Advanced Nature Conservation Across Lebanon...
Between November and December 2025, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) intensified its work across Lebanon’s most sensitive ecosystems, rivers,...
At Dawn in the Beqaa: How SPNL s Tracking Lebanon’s Birds,...
In the early hours of the morning, when mist still lingers above wetlands and fields, Chadi Saad is already in the field. Notebook in...
SPNL and the Art of Conservation: Documenting Life, One Species at...
In a modest field cabin overlooking the hills of Mount Lebanon, surrounded by sketchbooks, cameras, plant presses, and reference volumes, the work of documenting...
