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...
Hima Hammana Bird counting: Birdlife partners from three countries are helping...
Bird counting has begun today in Hima Hammana with the Swiss and Swedish birders.
Students from Ras el Maten visited the site and participated in...
Discover the Collared Sand Martin’s unique relationship with quarries
Migratory birds are arriving in Africa, and now there’s a new species to look out for - the Collared Sand Martin. Discover its unique...
Lebanon is fighting poachers in response to #FlightForSurvival campaign
Under The patronage and The presence of Minister of Environment and Ministry of Interior, represented by Saliba and Lt Col. Joseph Moussallem from The...
H.E. Zhang Xinsheng , President of the Council of The World...
SPNL executive board members lead by SPNL President Affaf Saidi, and SPNL team lead by SPNL CEO Assad Serhal and Hima representatives from Hamanna,...
Wings & Waves Newsletter | August 2019
Please welcome SPNL’s 24th Hima at Kfarmatta
30 July 2019 was an important day for SPNL welcoming Kfarmatta’s municipal council decree to declare...
Long-Term Sustainable Wildlife Gardening and Butterfly Monitoring and Conservation (Annual Report...
By Husein Ali Zorkot
Around this time last year, I witnessed for the first time a plain tiger butterfly (Danaus chrysippus), also known as the...
