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...
GEF Concludes 71st Council Meeting as Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity Funds...
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) concluded the 71st Meeting of its Council in Samarkand while simultaneously advancing major decisions through the governing bodies of...
GEF Council Deepens Environmental Financing Reforms and Strengthens Global Partnerships at...
The second day of the 71st Meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) continued high-level discussions on the future of global...
GEF Council Endorses Ambitious $3.9 Billion GEF-9 Package to Accelerate Global...
GEF Council Advances New Global Environmental Financing Priorities at Landmark Samarkand Meeting
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 31 May – 5 June 2026 — Global environmental leaders, government...
Long Live the Hima!
Statement of Mr. Cyril Dewalene, Deputy Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Lebanon, at SPNL’s Third Annual Hima Forum
It is a real...
SPNL Convene Annual Hima Forum to Highlight BioConnect Achievements and Strengthen...
Under the patronage of Ministry of Environment Minister Dr. Tamara El-Zein, represented by Dr. Carla Khater, the Society for the Protection of Nature in...
Ras El Matn Strengthens the Hima Model and Ecotourism Vision
Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Tourism Laura El Khazen Lahoud, the Municipality of Ras El Matn, in cooperation with...
