Is “Hima” Stronger Than Protected Areas? Assad Serhal: Lebanon Has Introduced a Global Model for Nature Conservation and Community Stewardship
At a time when environmental and climate challenges are accelerating worldwide and pressure on natural resources and biodiversity continues to intensify, Lebanon’s “Hima” model...
Promoting Safety and Sustainability: SPNL Organizes First Aid Training on Hima Trails
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) continues implementing its training program within the framework of the “Hima Trails” initiative, in...
Rehabilitation and Reopening of the Historic “Darb El Maydi” Hiking Trail Connecting Niha, Kfour El Arbi, and Hardine
The historic hiking trail connecting the villages of Niha, Kfour El Arbi, and Hardine, formerly known as “Darb El Maydi,” has officially been rehabilitated...
IUCN Launches the Second Edition of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
A renewed global framework to advance high-integrity, scalable, and inclusive Nature-based Solutions worldwide
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially launched the...
The story of the National Coordinating Group for Key Biodiversity Areas
By Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi, PhD
Just one year ago, the National Coordinating Group for Key Biodiversity Areas was formed and convened its first meeting to present...
Yancheng meeting focuses on Yellow and Bohai Sea wetland protection
More than 200 experts and scholars at home and abroad attended the 2019 Yellow and Bohai Sea Wetland International Conference in Yancheng City, Jiangsu...
Biggest sting against illegal bird trapping in Lebanon to date
The teams of our current bird protection camp conducted intelligence-led field investigations against illegal mist nets in the towns of Saida and Barja, south...
Urgent Actions to Strengthen the Balkan Population of the Egyptian...
Background and Objectives
The proposed project is probably one of the most ambitious conservation ventures in the history of
vulture conservation. It aims to reinforce the...
Birds migrating through Lebanon made dazzling formations in the sky and...
Birds migrating through Lebanon made dazzling formations in the sky as it moved south on Wednesday. While sources of food abound in the spring, making...
IUCN 9th Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) kicks off in Kuwait
In Kuwait, from 9 – 11 September 2019, under the patronage of the State Minister of Economic Affairs Mariam Al Aqeel, IUCN opened the...
