Aramoun Municipality and SPNL Explore the Establishment of “Hima Aramoun”
The Municipality of Aramoun and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) have initiated discussions on establishing Hima Aramoun, a pioneering...
SPNL Congratulates Lions District 351 on Launching Regional Homat Al Hima Committee
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) proudly participated in the official inauguration ceremony of the new Governor of Lions Clubs...
The Hima System: An Ancestral Heritage
By Ibrahim Fawzi Odeh
Palestine Wildlife Society
The Hima concept, recognized as one of the world's oldest systems of natural resource management, is a traditional approach...
Towards Smart Himas: How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Community-Led Nature Conservation
The future of nature conservation is becoming increasingly intelligent. Around the world, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way protected areas are monitored, managed,...
Pufferfish Love Explains Mysterious Underwater Circles
In 1995, divers noticed a beautiful, strange circular pattern on the seafloor off Japan, and soon after, more circles were discovered nearby. Some likened...
6 things you might have missed from the 2016 Red List
By Alex Dale,
ales of parrots in peril and giraffes in jeopardy dominated the headlines when the 2016 edition of the Red List was published...
2016 Red List: great news for island endemics, disaster for cagebirds
By Alex Dale,
This year’s IUCN Red List update delivers a chilling warning about the plight faced by some of the world’s most popular cagebirds,...
Only a handful of countries on track to meet their biodiversity...
At the Convention on Biological Diversity today, global conservation NGOs released a report revealing that just 5 percent of countries who have reported...
Lebanon showcases at COP22 cross-sectoral collaboration towards Climate Change Action
The Lebanese Ministry of Environment co-organized with the AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and UNDP a side event entitled:...
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
By Fouad Itani
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), is a distinctive looking bird from the Muscicapidae family. It measures 14cm in length, with a wingspan of...
