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...
BirdLife International announces Dr Hazell Shokellu Thompson as Acting CEO
By Adrian Long,
Dr Hazell Shokellu Thompson is Acting CEO of BirdLife International after the recent resignation of Dr Marco Lambertini, who is joining WWF...
The science of saving nature
By Martin Fowlie
BirdLife’s UK Partner, the RSPB, is launching a new initiative, the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science – which includes an online science...
The absence of rainfall in Lebanon: upcoming water crisis?
By Giulia Del Sarto
Lebanon will face a water crisis this spring and summer due to unprecedented scarcity in rainfall. January 2014 - usually...
MED-PHARES project gathers five organizations to restore Mediterranean maritime areas
“Integrated Management Strategies for the development of the lighthouses and semaphores in the Mediterranean” is the title of the new project involving four Mediterranean...
SEARCH Educational Workshop: Providing knowledge today to achieve future sustainability
As part of the SEARCH project, an educational workshop was held in Andeket, Upper Akkar.
The project which is funded by the European Union, and...
SPNL Show Best Practices at South-South Development Expo
Director of SPNL Assad Serhal has stressed the importance of Lebanon participation in the First Arab States Regional South-South Development EXPO which aims to...
