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...
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...
From casual birdwatching to bird monitoring and conservation
Thirty Macedonians converged on Prespa in the Republic of Macedonia from 2 to 4 October to celebrate Euro Birdwatch 2015 with 32.000 others from...
New protected areas announced for seabirds in Portugal
Good news for seabird conservation in Portugal, as the country's government approves the designation of two new Special Protection Areas (SPAs).
As well as the...
