From “What Is a Hima?” to “How Do We Begin?”: A Playbook for Community Conservation
By Assad Serhal
Director General, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
Whenever we speak about the revival of the Hima, two questions almost...
Women and the Hima: Empowering Communities, Protecting Nature and Sustaining Livelihoods
The Hima: A relationship between people and nature
The Hima is more than a protected geographical area. It represents a relationship between people, nature, culture...
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...
New Policy for Hima Anjar Water Users Association
Through the support of the MAVA Foundation and as a part of the project "Restoring Hima Ecosystems Function through promoting sustainable community-based water management...
SPNL is training local communities to make Traditional Flutes and ...
Within the EU funded project “Enhancing livelihoods of local Lebanese communities in Hima territories; from social, economic and natural perspectives” framework, the first two...
Meet the animal that’s rarer – and cuter – than a...
Native to a remote region of China, this tiny mammal, known as the Ili pika, doesn't know it's a member of an endangered species...
Hima Fakiha Wildflower Guide: Get a Spring in your step while...
When one thinks of Lebanon, one does not usually think of desert. 'A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Hima Fakiha and the Adjoining...
News in Photos: The Pine Forests of Akkar by Antoine Daher
Akkar, which stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the mountains of Northern Lebanon, is the country’s richest region in forests.
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SPNL is shortlisted to receive CSR Levant Award 2015
Lebanon will host the first CSR Levant Summit to be held on 15-17 April 2015 at ESA Business School (École supérieure des affaires) in...
