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...
Hammana: Food Symbols and Heritage
By Christelle Salah Bou-Mitri El Debs
Doctor in Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, proudly from Hammana and volunteering at the Hima Hammana
Hammana village is rooted...
Master the art of the perfect “Light” jam!
HHIC- West Beqaa, Lebanon
On 11 December 2020, the center was boiling with the joy of learning how to make high-fruit jam. Under the MSB...
Safe Passage For Migratory Birds
Migration can only be mastered if the birds find safe resting places along their route where they can find food and recover their strength....
Red List 2020: seven things you might have missed
The carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” may soon need to become one verse shorter as a European partridge is listed as Near Threatened....
Changing attitudes towards illegal killing of Birds
The issue of illegal killing is a widespread concern for sustainable hunters in Lebanon. Last week, a conference was held by SPNL and MESHC...
Red List 2020: Andean Condor heads list of raptors in steep...
Poisoned, poached, persecuted – iconic raptors such as the Andean Condor, Secretarybird and Martial Eagle have moved to higher threat categories in this year’s...
