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...
Medscape Project : Hima and Landscape Management
SPNL produced a video for the Medscapes project. the video focuses on several activities implemented during the project term on implementing and adapting the...
World Migratory Bird Day 2016: “ILLEGAL KILLING, TAKING AND TRADE OF...
The Secretariats of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) are pleased to announce that the designated date...
Live and let fly … the happy end of the Golan’s...
Bassam Alkantar - * SPNL media campaigner
Intensive unsustainable hunting and illegal killing of migratory birds are taking place in many parts of the world...
Moving 2015’s historic agreements into action: IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
Register for the Congress
Take advantage of discounted rates. Register before 31 May 2016 and follow the detailed login instructions to ensure you receive the...
Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and...
The scientific paper on illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean titled "Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and taking...
Places matter, they map our lives
MedScapes (2014-2015):
An EU funded project to develop Landscape Character Assessment, as a tool for the effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Landscapes...
