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...
News in Photos: Transhumance in Sghar, Batroun
Examples of fixed transhumance are found in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Some settlements, like Sghar in Batroun, are used during summer periods from...
News in Photos: A woodpecker and a whole
A woodpecker sits at an entrance to a whole on October 11, 2015 in Berlin. AFP PHOTO
News in Photos: The Cranes Journey
Cranes fly on October 11, 2015 over Linum, Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA / RALF HIRSCHBERGER.
Climate change clips wings of migratory birds in Poland
It takes the dexterity of a lacemaker to remove the tiny bird caught in nets strung between pine trees on Poland's Baltic coast, a...
Financial Markets Shifting to Address Climate Change but Acceleration Requires Greater...
Private sector investments are shifting to address the challenges posed by climate change, and this trend could accelerate if governments and policy-makers take further...
Rehabilitating disused old mines into havens of nature
It’s a question everyone involved with environmental conservation must wrestle with. How to convince the world of the benefits of a protected environment? We...
