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...
WE WISH YOU A VERY BLESSED EID MUBARAK
Dear Friends and partners
We wish you and your family a very blessed EID Mubarak. May God bless you with good health, peace, joy, and...
Safe skies for migratory birds in Sudan
By Ibrahim M. Hashim/Sudanese Wildlife Society
The Sudanese Wildlife Society (SWS) held a one day workshop to mark World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) on 23rd May...
Evaluating the Status of the Monk Seal Population in Lebanon
The Forgotten Guardian of Lebanon’s Shores: The Mediterranean Monk Seal’s Silent Struggle
Along the rugged Lebanese coastline, where the Mediterranean’s waves meet centuries-old fishing traditions,...
Awareness Campaign at Bureau Veritas, Beirut
World Environment Day is observed every year on the 5th of June to raise global awareness and to partake in positive environmental actions to...
Homat Al Hima training on Water and Sustainable Agriculture
As part of the series of trainings that SPNL is conducting under Homat Al Hima, the 7th training on Water and Sustainable Agriculture took...
UN adopts resolution promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands
A new resolution on Combating desertification, land degradation and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands was presented and adopted at the second session of...
