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...
SPNL and Bioland Partnership
Bioland and SPNL (Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon) meet on multiple values including:
Agriculture, in general, is a main element of Lebanon's...
We welcome Art Designer Sara Richani to the team!
This year Sara Richani has joined the expanding team at SPNL as our Art Designer.
Sara studied interior design at AUST. She's passionate about art,...
Protecting the Mediterranean’s migratory birds
After Birdfair, the fight goes on to protect the illegally hunted migratory songbirds of the Mediterranean fly-way.
During their twice-annual migration, birds face two natural...
Birdfair 2015 Rutland Water: Hope for migratory birds in the Eastern...
Record numbers in the tens of thousands attended the 27th British Birdwatching Fair held at Rutland Water this weekend.
Known as the Birdwatchers’ Glastonbury, the...
Anjar Nature Festival “Be the Change”
As a part of its yearly celebrations to support nature conservation SPNL and the municipality of Anjar organized the Anjar Nature Festival on the...
