UNESCO and SPNL Convene Regional Leaders to Advance Hima-Based Conservation Amid Regional Challenges
The UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut, in partnership with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), convened a high-level regional meeting...
New UN-backed Atlas Maps Migratory Lifelines of Highly Vulnerable Bird Species
A powerful new online tool mapping the full annual journeys of an initial 89 highly vulnerable migratory bird species across the Americas was unveiled...
At CMS COP15 in Brazil, the World Confronts a Silent Crisis Facing Migratory Species
As global attention turns once again to biodiversity loss, world leaders, scientists, and conservation actors have convened in Brazil for a decisive moment in...
From Forests to Futures: How Innovation is Rewriting the Story of Climate Resilience
On the International Day of Forests, the world pauses to reflect on landscapes that quietly sustain life. Forests, covering nearly a third of the...
Hima Kfar Zabad
Hima Kfar Zabad was announced on 26 October 2004 to protect the site from all kinds of abuses, especially continuous hunting. The Hima area...
Promoting Hima Women Empowerment for Conservation and Livelihood
SPNL initiated in the beginning of 2013 a project for empowering women funded by the UN WomenFund for Gender Equality– “Promoting Hima Women Empowerment...
SPNL Embarks to Promote Sustainable Grazing in Lebanon
SPNL will soon initiate a new project with MAVA Foundation under the title of “Assessing and Supporting Cultural Conservation Practices in the Mediterranean Basin”....
Al Hima System Seen as One of Birdlife’s Major Achievements in...
As part of Birdlife’s International 90th anniversary celebrations that will be held this June in Canada, Birdlife chose 20 of their most successful stories...
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Upper Mountains of Akkar-Donnieh
Location: Located at the northern end of Mount Lebanon. This IBA stretches from Wadi Jouhannam to Qammouaa including the villages of Mechmech and Fnaideq....
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Tannourine Cedars Nature Reserve
Location: In the north of the Mount Lebanon range, between the villages of Tannourine et-Tahta and Hadath ej-Joubbe.
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4iv
Explanation: A1...
