When War Crosses the Sky: Migratory Birds Over Lebanon
Each spring and autumn, the skies above the Levant transform into one of the world’s greatest aerial highways. Hundreds of millions of birds glide...
IUCN Members Network in Lebanon Strengthens Environmental Cooperation and Launches New Media Initiatives
The IUCN Members Network in Lebanon convened an online meeting on Friday, 13 March 2026, bringing together representatives from environmental organizations and academic institutions...
The Story Behind the Hima Hammana Logo
High in the mountains of Mount Lebanon, where forests meet waterfalls and migratory birds cross the sky above the Beirut River Valley, the village...
A Municipality Steps Forward: Ebadieh Backs a Vision for the Beirut River Valley Natural Park
In a modest yet powerful gesture of environmental leadership, the Municipality of Ebadieh has formally endorsed a visionary initiative to establish a Natural Park...
HUGE Bird Trapping Operation in Barja, Mount Lebanon Shut Down!
On Thursday, we delivered a massive blow to illegal wildlife crime during the peak autumn migration season. Working with our partners and with rapid support...
Anti-Poaching Patrols Uncover Shocking Raptor Slaughter
Over a period of three days, patrols from the Joint Operations Team of the Anti-Poaching Unit conducted intensive monitoring, documentation, and intervention missions across...
“An Extraordinary Legacy”: A Tribute to Dr. Jane Goodall
By Assad Serhal, Director General of SPNL (BirdLife Lebanon),Winner of the Midori Prize for Biodiversity 2018,Honorary Member of IUCN
The conservation world bows its head...
Lebanon Launches Hima Kornayel Under the Patronage of the Minister of...
Under the patronage of the Minister of Environment, Dr. Tamara Elzein, and in the presence of Her Excellency Dr. Marion Weichelt, Ambassador of Switzerland...
A Connected Landscape: Dr. Nizar Hani on the Future of Agriculture...
Connectivity and integration between forests and agricultural lands is the future. Hopefully, in collaboration with local authorities, central government, and NGOs, led by SPNL,...
Numbers that Talk
2025: The International Year of Glacier Preservation
(Al Hima Magazine 6th Edition)
Around 70% of the global freshwater is stored in glaciers and ice sheets, however...
