SPNL and USEK Explore Strategic Partnership to Empower the Next Generation of Hima Guardians
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has taken another step toward strengthening the links between nature conservation, cultural heritage, and...
Boats from Maritime Heritage
Mohammed Abdullah Al Hammadi
In the past, fishing and pearl oyster diving were the primary sources of income for most coastal communities. These activities were...
Palm Frond Weaving
Umm Humaid Al Mansoori
I have loved weaving with palm fronds since I was a child, watching my family practice this traditional craft. I later...
Pearl Diving: A Journey Between Death and Life
Ahmed Al Ali
Pearl diving was among the hardest, most exhausting, and most dangerous experiences ever endured by the people of the sea. It was...
School with No Walls educational day at Mount Lebanon Hima Centre
The Society for the Protection of Nature – SPNL organized an educational day at Mount Lebanon Hima Centre – MLHC with a group of...
We Are What We Eat: Darfiyeh #MedFoodHeroes
A big part of the Rooted Everyday campaign for 2020 will be focused on Mediterranean Food Heroes from our ecosites. They’re people who produce,...
Homat al Hima International Centre: A Story of Success at Crisis...
While moving strategically to decentralize its operation to remote areas, the Society for the protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) established Homat al Hima...
A conversation with André Hoffmann
In this 60-minute conversation with MAVA's President, André Hoffmann, we learn more about what drives his commitment to protecting our natural world and how...
One Planet One Right: SIGN THE PETITION Let’s make it a...
For nature. For people. Let’s demand that the UN make it a universal human right to live on a healthy planet.
It’s no secret: our...
Why we desperately need space for nature on farms
By Jeremy Herry
The single, most dramatic cause for the loss of biodiversity, species and natural habitats in Europe is intensive agriculture.
To save wildlife, we...
