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...
Local Empowerment Hima Community Based Programme
HIMA is a traditional community-based approach to sustainably manage natural resources in a way that realizes common benefits for people and Nature. It is a...
Red List 2020: European Bison recovers amid 31 extinctions
In this year’s update to the IUCN Red List of threatened species, the recovery of the European Bison shows the true power of conservation....
Welcome to “Le Park Anjar”, Hima’s newest Public Park
The Governance Project titled: “Communal Governance Systems, community engagement, and public participation”; is a project within the Foundation MAVA’s ‘M6 Program’, focusing on: Identifying,...
What Climate Changes Means For Migratory Birds? The story of a...
On 11 November 2020 SPNL got an Email from Eagle Club Estonia about a Black stork named Vedru that's fitted with a transmitter
Vedru was...
Commander Shams El Din receives SPNL Anti Poaching Unit
Adonis Al-Khatib, president of the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center - MESHC and director of the responsible hunting portfolio at the Society for the...
Crack down on illuminated trees in Mount Lebanon
Following joint investigations between the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) of the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC) and the Society for the Protection of Nature...
