A Future Rooted in the Land: SPNL’s New Playbook Opens the Door to Community Conservation
Combining an ancient tradition with practical steps for local action, the Hima Playbook shows how communities can protect nature while sustaining the livelihoods, knowledge...
From “What Is a Hima?” to “How Do We Begin?”: A Playbook for Community Conservation
By Assad Serhal
Director General, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
Whenever we speak about the revival of the Hima, two questions almost...
Women and the Hima: Empowering Communities, Protecting Nature and Sustaining Livelihoods
The Hima: A relationship between people and nature
The Hima is more than a protected geographical area. It represents a relationship between people, nature, culture...
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 Highlights Lebanon’s Hima Model at Regional IUCN Workshop in Riyadh
Mr. Andre Bechara, representing the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), participated in the “Sustainable Hunting and Green List Certification Workshop”...
Ministry of Information and the Lebanese Environmental Forum Sign MoU to...
The Minister of Information, Paul Morcos, received a delegation from the Lebanese Environment Forum, headed by its President, Engineer Malek Ghandour. The meeting concluded...
Minister of Public Works and Transport Reviews the Marine Protected Areas...
The Lebanese Environmental Forum stressed the importance of establishing and activating a national network of marine protected areas, considering it a fundamental pillar for...
Ghaboun Revives the Ancestors’ Trails through Agritourism and Rural Walking
The Droub El Hima Programme brings agricultural terraces back to life, transforming them into living trails that connect memory with sustainable development
In the village...
Hammana Sets the Stage for a Smart Hima, A National Model...
The Municipality of Hammana has taken a landmark series of municipal and presidential decisions that place the town at the forefront of community-based conservation...
Lebanon Welcomes Its 40th Hima: Hima Aaiha, A Living Ecological Corridor...
Lebanon has marked a major milestone in its national conservation journey with the official declaration of Hima Aaiha, which becomes the country’s 40th Hima....
