SPNL Mourns the Passing of Environmental Visionary and Hima Advocate Thymio Papayannis
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) mourns with deep sorrow the passing of renowned Greek environmentalist, architect, and global advocate...
Leading IUCN with Trust, Science, and Solidarity Grethel Aguilar: “When Nature Recovers, We Thrive”
Exclusive Interview with the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Interviewed by Raghida Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima Magazine
Al Hima Magazine...
Egyptian Vulture New LIFE Project Strengthens International Efforts to Save Europe’s Most Endangered Migratory Vulture
The Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project has emerged as a major international conservation initiative aimed at protecting the endangered Egyptian vulture, Europe’s only long-distance...
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...
Protecting Birds, Building Community – The Story of Hima in Lebanon
When Assad Serhal set out on a career to protect bird habitats in his native Lebanon, it led him to discover and resurrect an...
Remembering Tesla
A year ago, on April 11, 2017, signal from the GPS transmitter of white stork Tesla, during his spring migration on his way to...
Killing Fields and Safe Havens for Birds in Lebanon | Lush...
The Committee Against Birdslaughter’s (CABS) Axel Hirschfield and SPNL’s Assad Serhal discuss exposing bird crime in Lebanon, and the positive steps that are being...
Year of the Bird 2018: Take Action in April Learn More About...
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), signed into law in 1918, is among the oldest wildlife protection laws on the books. Its creation was...
SPNL and CABS | On the Frontline
"Is it far worse in the Lebanon? In really simple terms it's like nothing I've ever seen in my life." Komitee gegen den Vogelmord...
News in Photos: Exploring the trail of Hima Aitaniet
A group of experts explored the trail of Hima Aitaniet. On 22 December 2017 Aitanite’s municipal council voted for a decree to declare the...
