A Future Rooted in the Land: SPNL’s New Playbook Opens the Door to Community Conservation
Combining an ancient tradition with practical steps for local action, the Hima Playbook shows how communities can protect nature while sustaining the livelihoods, knowledge...
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...
Japanese Ambassador’s observation How should we tackle natural conservation of Lebanon?
Seiichi Otsuka *
The East Mediterranean, a cradle of the civilizations, is blessed with a diverse and plentiful nature. But this nature is endangered. Nowadays...
Wings & Waves – SPNL’s Newsletter March 2015
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Wings & Waves - SPNL's Newsletter March 2015
‘Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East’ (released 2015) is an...
Book Release: Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East
'Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East' (released 2015) is an accessible text suitable for graduate students and professionals in the fields...
The bird that pretends to be a CATERPILLAR
Chicks mimic toxic hairy moth larvae to scare off predators
Chicks of the Cinereous Mourner bird have bright orange spiky feathers
They move their heads...
Byblos hosts Hima training workshop – Medscapes Project
SPNL organized a Hima training workshop in the Cultural center Byblos, in collaboration with the Municipality of Byblos- Jbeil, under the Medscapes project.
Partners...
21 March #IntForestDay: Forests | Climate | Change
Forests and trees sustain life and underpin economies at all levels, and an estimated 1.6 billion people depend on them for food, shelter and income. ...
