30 New Nature Guides Graduate Under SPNL’s Homat al Hima Programme
Under the "Towards Lebanon's First Natural Park" project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and as part of the Homat...
The Beiruter Highlights Assaad Serhal’s Tribute to the Legacy of Mona Khalil and Community-Based Conservation
In an article published on 30 June 2026, entitled "Beyond the Orange House: Mona Khalil's Lasting Legacy," journalist The Beiruter Editorial Team explores the...
Assad Serhal on Télé Liban’s “Hiwarat Al Saraya”: Lebanon’s Hima Model Earns Global Recognition
Mr. Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and member of the Global Council of BirdLife...
Wetlands: a powerful ally in climate resilience we can’t afford to overlook
By Megan Eldred, Senior Policy Manager, Sites at BirdLife International
We are losing one of our most powerful natural allies against climate change, and yet...
Wings and Waves January 2017
Himas Ain Zebdeh Kherbet Anafar the Eastern slopes of Shouf Cedars Biosphere Reserve
In this film directed by Adonis Khatib Himas Ain Zebdeh Kherbet Anafar...
World Wetlands Day: Bolstering resilience and collaboration to reduce disaster risk
On February 2nd the world celebrates it's wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature....
How Homat Al Hima is protecting Anjar’s Riparian forest
By Berj Tumberian
Back in 2013 16th of August, when this small, two hectare Riparian forest in Hima Anjar, the home for the threatened river otter...
Tropical forests need birds in order to recover from deforestation
by Bruno Martin
Research in the Amazon suggests that loss of birds through deforestation prevents the recovery of rainforests, due to birds' roles in the...
Homat Al Hima Finds Den of Red Fox Pups in Anjar
By Bassam Alkantar
SPNL’s Homat Al Hima of Anjar camera trap watches a den of red foxes in the wild forest of Hima Anjar, Bekaa...
Stop illegal seagulls killing in Lebanon
Lebanese environmental groups condemned the hunting of seagull off Beirut's southern shores, near the Rafik Hariri International Airport.
Our birds deserve safer flyways. To tackle these...
