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...
Lebanon Welcomes Its 44th Hima: Baaloul Takes a Stand for Water,...
High in the western Bekaa, where the slopes of Mount Lebanon descend gently toward the waters of Lake Qaraoun, the village of Baaloul has...
Lebanon Welcomes Its 43rd Hima: Hima Aaitat Strengthens Community-Led Conservation in...
Lebanon has officially welcomed Hima Aaitat as its 43rd Hima, marking a significant milestone in the national revival of the Hima system as a...
From HMY to Smart Hima: Reviving a 4,000-Year-Old Tradition of Environmental...
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Environmental conservation is often perceived as a modern response to contemporary crises. Yet, in this region, the idea of protecting nature through collective responsibility...
From Rivers to Resilience: How SPNL Advanced Nature Conservation Across Lebanon...
Between November and December 2025, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) intensified its work across Lebanon’s most sensitive ecosystems, rivers,...
At Dawn in the Beqaa: How SPNL s Tracking Lebanon’s Birds,...
In the early hours of the morning, when mist still lingers above wetlands and fields, Chadi Saad is already in the field. Notebook in...
SPNL and the Art of Conservation: Documenting Life, One Species at...
In a modest field cabin overlooking the hills of Mount Lebanon, surrounded by sketchbooks, cameras, plant presses, and reference volumes, the work of documenting...
