SPNL and USEK Explore Strategic Partnership to Empower the Next Generation of Hima Guardians
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has taken another step toward strengthening the links between nature conservation, cultural heritage, and...
Boats from Maritime Heritage
Mohammed Abdullah Al Hammadi
In the past, fishing and pearl oyster diving were the primary sources of income for most coastal communities. These activities were...
Palm Frond Weaving
Umm Humaid Al Mansoori
I have loved weaving with palm fronds since I was a child, watching my family practice this traditional craft. I later...
Pearl Diving: A Journey Between Death and Life
Ahmed Al Ali
Pearl diving was among the hardest, most exhausting, and most dangerous experiences ever endured by the people of the sea. It was...
Apiculture keeping Hima Hammana sweet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHGoC-XIMo
Bees are social and hardworking insects that produce honey, pollen, royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, and venom.
In our Hima farm in Hammana, Mount Lebanon, the...
International Otter Survival Fund #WorldOtterDay 26 May 2021
It's time to start thinking about what you might do to support World Otter Day in 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsgOoBwYZu4
It is the most magical day for otters...
SPNL developed an online interactive map to highlight all potential Responsible...
Hunting is a social hobby that is embedded in our culture and passed down through generations. Unfortunately, with the hunting ban issued in 1995,...
All colours are astounding and uniquely splendid: nature’s lesson on celebrating...
If you love birds, and know them, you never stop to be amazed by their beauty and their diversity of colours, shapes, behaviours and...
