Hima Anjar Youth Explore the Birds of Ammiq Wetland
An educational visit under SPNL’s PROZHUM project, funded by AFD, brought young people into the field to learn about birds, wetland habitats and responsible...
Unmaking the Trap: A Joint Effort Clears 63,030 Square Metres of Illegal Bird Nets in Lebanon
Four hours of fieldwork in northern Lebanon removed 24,750 square metres of trapping nets—building on an earlier operation in the northern Bekaa and showing...
Five New Himas Double the Network in SPNL’s West Bekaa Project Area
New sites in Kefraya, Saghbine, Lala, Baaloul and Joub Jannine bring the project area’s Hima network to ten.
SPNL’s fieldwork and engagement with municipalities in...
Making Dairy Wastewater Treatment Work in West Bekaa
Assessments of nine factories highlight the need to combine suitable technology with operator training, maintenance and affordable running costs.
Installing a wastewater treatment system is...
Regional workshop on the “Hybrid” HIMA approach to community based resource...
The regional workshop on the “Hybrid HIMA approach to community based resource management” took place in Istanbul, Turkey from the 14th to the 16th...
Book review: Birds of the Middle East
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Hima Maabour EL-Abiad
This Upper Akkar Hima was established in 2009 with an estimated area of 0.33 km2. The area is covered with forests of Lebanese cedar...
Important Bird Areas-IBAs
Important Bird Areas-IBAs
Important Bird Areas-IBAs are among the world’s key sites for the conservation of biodiversity. They are identified nationally using data gathered locally,...
Hima West Baalbek
Since 2018, this area was declared as a regional Hima due to its cultural and ecological importance. The plant life of the West Baalbek...
Hima Mansouri
Hima Mansouri, declared by SPNL and the concerned municipality in 2008, is similar to Hima Qoleileh as they have the same ecosystem. In this...
