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...
World Migratory Bird Day 2020 Birds Connect Our World
World Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated by people across the world on Saturday, 9 May with the theme “Birds Connect Our World”.
The UN-led...
On the event of World Migratory Bird Day, SPNL would like...
To save an endangered species, the Egyptian Vulture, institutions and organisations from 14 countries spanning the Balkans, Middle East and Africa have joined forces...
Why we need space for nature on farms
In order to survive, birds and bees, fauna and flora, need space: a natural habitat, a home. This simple yet fundamental need is being...
All you need to know about the Hima system
The hima system is a traditional system of protected areas that aims to achieve the sustainable use of natural resources by the communities surrounding...
Aya Town and Hima Approaches… A lot in Common
For SPNL and our Japanese partners it is very important to learn and explore the link between Satoyama in Japan and Hima approaches in...
Coexistence between nature and human in Japanese Satoyama Life
TAKESHI HOSHIDA
Professor, YASUDA WOMEN’s University, Hiroshima, Japan
Japan is a forest nation where forests cover about 70% of the country. Japanese life has been deeply...
