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...
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) released back into the wild
In the past days we released another rehabilitated birds back into the wild. Three out of four Common Kestrels were illegal hunting casualties recovered.
After...
Patricia Zurita: “We need a new economic system based on nature”
The head of BirdLife International on why safeguarding other species is inseparable from ensuring humanity’s own survival.
In 1995, a young Patricia Zurita was researching...
$3 billion wetland conservation project launched for birds, nature & people
Today, BirdLife announced an ambitious new collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership to protect wetlands along one of...
Season’s tweetings: World Migratory Bird Day celebrated at SPNL’s Himas across...
People all over the world celebrated on October 9 World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds...
UN Human Rights Council approves universal right to healthy environment
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In a landmark historical moment, the UN Human Rights Council has unanimously voted in favour of introducing a new human right: the universal right...
Wow! We did it!! It’s time to CELEBRATE!
Today in Geneva, the UN's Human Rights Commission adopted the resolution of the universal right to a healthy environment and it's on its way...
