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...
#Spring_Photo_Shoot exhibition to promote responsible hunting
Under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment, represented by Lara Samaha, Head of Department of Conservation of Nature Wealth, the Society for...
Meet a Volunteer: Krystel Doumit
"Being part of SPNL gave me hope that the environment and nature in lebanon are not forgotten. A lot of people care and fight...
Over 70 protected birds of prey discovered dead on Mount Lebanon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCG0v0tX3j0
Over the last week the international team of 'Bird Guards' (1) from the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) and Society for the Protection of...
INTERNATIONAL TEAM WITNESS MASSACRE OF PROTECTED BIRDS IN LEBANON
Over the last week the international team of 'Bird Guards' (1) from the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) and Society for the Protection of...
What Do Birds Do During a Total Eclipse?
By Benjamin Van Doren, Andrew Farnsworth, and Ian Davies
Approximately every 18 months a total solar eclipse is visible somewhere on the surface of the Earth. During previous total solar...
What Happens to Birds In Hurricanes? Watch Irma’s impact
Hurricane Irma has transported numerous species of birds far from their normal haunts. Significant storms like this (for example, Irene in 2011, or Harvey last month) often trap (or ‘entrain’)...
