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...
Message from the Princess
Assad Serhal the Director General of SPNL (Birdlife Lebanon) received the following message from BirdLife's Honorary President Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado of Japan:
Dear Assad
I...
Biodiversity Monitoring Intern/volunteer vacancy -MAVA project
As part of the Mava Shouf Project, “Building the ecologic and socio-economic resilience of the Shouf Mountain Landscape by restoring and strengthening the socio-cultural...
Looking to the past to create a better future: Assad Serhal...
Assad Serhal, hunter-turned-conservationist, now Director of BirdLife Lebanon and winner of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018, shares what motivates his important work to...
MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 will hold an award ceremony on...
The AEON Environmental Foundation (Chairman: Takuya Okada, Honorary Chairman and Adviser of AEON Co., Ltd.) announced today that it will hold an award ceremony...
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018
The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 were announced today. The MIDORI Prize is a prestigious biennial international prize organized by the...
7 things we’re doing to protect migratory birds
This year, we held the first ever global summit for flyways conservation, uniting a panoply of countries and sectors. On World Migratory Bird Day,...
