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...
IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi: One Nature, One Humanity,...
A Roadmap for Transformative Conservation
Natural resources and the Earth's life-support systems are facing unprecedented rates of degradation. Pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change have...
UNESCO and SPNL Bring Regional Leaders Together to Advance the Hima...
UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut, in partnership with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), convened a high-level regional meeting to...
Martin Harper: “In Praise of Hima” — BirdLife International CEO Highlights...
Following his participation in the UNESCO and Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) webinar on the Hima approach, Martin Harper, Chief...
Nature-based Solutions: Investing in Nature to Address Tomorrow’s Challenges
As the impacts of climate change intensify, ecosystems continue to degrade, and the risks of natural disasters grow, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly being...
Minister of Environment Dr. Tamara Elzein Endorses SPNL’s IKI Proposal for...
Excerpts from the Letter of Endorsement by H.E. Dr. Tamara Elzein, Minister of Environment, supporting SPNL’s International Climate Initiative (IKI) project proposal to operationalize...
Why I Love Vultures
Dr. Munir Virani links his own life of migration—from India to Kenya, the United States, and Abu Dhabi—with the journeys of the saker falcon....
