118 Lebanese Environmental NGOs Endorse the “Hima for Peace” Initiative
SPNL to expand the initiative through engagement with ten ministries and launch it internationally in Nairobi on 8 September 2026
A broad coalition of 118...
SPNL Publishes New Guide Celebrating Hima Niha and Hima Hardine: Two Sister Villages, One Living Heritage
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has released a new bilingual publication presenting Hima Niha and Hima Hardine as two...
Launch of the “Hima Niha Park” in Batroun During the “Homat Al Hima Forum” Under the Patronage of the Minister of Youth and Sports
Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Nora Bayrakdarian, the Homat Al Hima Forum was held in...
CALL FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
During the declaration of the “Garden of the Patriarchs–Diman” as a Hima within the Qadisha Valley on 6 August 2026, SPNL Director General Assaad...
The impact of intergenerational mentoring on leadership perspectives The story of...
When Blandine Melis and Jamal Hamzeh, two environmental leaders working in Cape Verde and Lebanon respectively, joined the MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy in 2020, they couldn’t have imagined the impact it would have on their personal and professional...
Spectacular HIMA FOR PEACE Kayfoun Quranic garden & “AL Hosn” ancient...
Upon the invitation of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) and the municipality of Kayfoun, the Minister of Culture Mohammad...
Coming Together to Create a Stronger Mediterranean Partnership
The Alliance for Mediterranean Culture and Nature continues to grow from strength to strength by drawing on our experiences as the M6 partnership, now...
The 3rd Mediterranean MPA Forum is now over and the mobilisation...
The 2020 Forum of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean took place from 28 November to 1st December 2021 in Monaco and online. This...
Spectacular HIMA FOR PEACE Shemlane Biblical Garden gets a little wild
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RgNPYSiQCc
On Sunday 5 December 2021, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon- SPNL and the Municipality of Shemlane announced the soft opening...
SPNL is supporting the preservation of “AL Hosn” ancient castle...
A very fruitful meeting was held on Wednesday, November 24, between the Minister of Culture Mohammad Wissam Murtada, Kayfoun mayor Bilal Wafic Saad, Asaad...
