SPNL Mourns the Passing of Environmental Visionary and Hima Advocate Thymio Papayannis
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) mourns with deep sorrow the passing of renowned Greek environmentalist, architect, and global advocate...
Leading IUCN with Trust, Science, and Solidarity Grethel Aguilar: “When Nature Recovers, We Thrive”
Exclusive Interview with the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Interviewed by Raghida Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima Magazine
Al Hima Magazine...
Egyptian Vulture New LIFE Project Strengthens International Efforts to Save Europe’s Most Endangered Migratory Vulture
The Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project has emerged as a major international conservation initiative aimed at protecting the endangered Egyptian vulture, Europe’s only long-distance...
Is “Hima” Stronger Than Protected Areas? Assad Serhal: Lebanon Has Introduced a Global Model for Nature Conservation and Community Stewardship
At a time when environmental and climate challenges are accelerating worldwide and pressure on natural resources and biodiversity continues to intensify, Lebanon’s “Hima” model...
Reviving Anfeh’s Fishing Legacy: A 2018 Initiative to Empower a Struggling...
By Dr. Nadine Panayot, associate professor of history and archaeology, curator of the Archaeological Museum, American University of Beirut (AUB); director of Hima Anfeh
In...
Rare Bird Club: BirdLife International Heroes Saving 1,286 Endangered Birds
The Charming Yellow Bird and the Conservation Hero
The adorable yellow bird depicted in the painting above is the Syrian Serin, a species threatened with...
CABS anti-poaching work on Malta – a success story
By Axel Hirschfeld, CABS chief press and communications officer
With its central location in the Mediterranean Sea, the Maltese archipelago is an important stepping stone...
IRHAM AL-TAYR: From Signs to Sanctuaries A Lifelong Battle for Lebanon’s...
By Faisal Abu-Izzeddine, agricultural engineer and protected area consultant, currently chairman of Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve Committee.
Like most Lebanese I lived thru countless regional...
A Magic Carpet Ride: A Journey Through the Middle East’s Wildlife...
By Richard Porter, adviser on bird conservation for BirdLife international, founder of OSME, and author and co-author of several books, including Field Guide to...
The Anti-Poaching Unit’s Mission to Rescue Two Egyptian Vultures
By Adonis Khatib, head of the Middle East Center for Sustainable Flight for Survival Hunting (MESHC) and field coordinator for responsible hunting at SPNL
A...
