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...
Moving 2015’s historic agreements into action: IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
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Take advantage of discounted rates. Register before 31 May 2016 and follow the detailed login instructions to ensure you receive the...
Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and...
The scientific paper on illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean titled "Preliminary assessment of the scope and scale of illegal killing and taking...
Places matter, they map our lives
MedScapes (2014-2015):
An EU funded project to develop Landscape Character Assessment, as a tool for the effective conservation of natural heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Landscapes...
SPNL Launches The Hima Guideline Manual
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By Assad Serhal - SPNL Director General
Medscapes is a project to demonstrate the importance of landscape and establish a common approach towards its...
Wings and Waves Newsletter February – March 2016
SPNL Launches The Hima Guideline Manual
The Hima Guideline Manual provides information on the Medscapes project, its aim and vision, and highlights briefly the content...
Marine Heritage Lebanon’s Lighthouses Linking culture to nature
Status of Lighthouses in Lebanon
Lebanon has lighthouses all along its coast. There are lighthouses in Tyre, Saida, Beirut, Batroun and Tripoli. Unfortunately, most of...
