Documenting Lebanon’s Biodiversity: A Lifelong Mission in Science, Art, and Conservation
In a time when environmental challenges are mounting, this work stands as a testament to the power of persistence and vision. By documenting biodiversity...
Momentum Builds for Environmental Recovery and Conservation Efforts Across Lebanon
March 2026 marked a dynamic and multi-layered phase of work across environmental and conservation initiatives in Lebanon, with strong momentum observed in field engagement,...
Promoting Ecotourism and Sustainable Development through the “Hima Trails” Initiative
In the framework of promoting ecotourism concepts and sustainable development, Gungle Gym Fitness Center, in coordination with Society for the Protection of Nature in...
Qolalieh and Al Mansouri: From Living Himas to Silent Ruins
By Wassim El KhatibDirector, Homat Al Hima International Center, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
Qolalieh and Al Mansouri, two coastal villages...
Places matter, they map our lives
MedScapes (2014-2015):
An EU funded project to develop Landscape Character Assessment, as a tool for the effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Landscapes...
SPNL Launches The Hima Guideline Manual
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By Assad Serhal - SPNL Director General
Medscapes is a project to demonstrate the importance of landscape and establish a common approach towards its...
Wings and Waves Newsletter February – March 2016
SPNL Launches The Hima Guideline Manual
The Hima Guideline Manual provides information on the Medscapes project, its aim and vision, and highlights briefly the content...
Marine Heritage Lebanon’s Lighthouses Linking culture to nature
Status of Lighthouses in Lebanon
Lebanon has lighthouses all along its coast. There are lighthouses in Tyre, Saida, Beirut, Batroun and Tripoli. Unfortunately, most of...
MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL Monachus monachus Awareness Pamphlet
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, with fewer than 600 individuals currently surviving. It is believed to...
The Story of Vahe and the Otter
As part of the Hima programe funded by Mava Foundation and the European Union SPNL produced an educational book in four languages (English, Arabic,...
