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...
Raouche rare “monk seal” sighting at “Sporting Beach Club”
Clear close-up video by Sarah Halabi shows “monk seal” sighting at "Sporting Beach Club" in Raouche Beirut, on Wednesday 07 June 2017 at 6:26pm.
This...
Meet The Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
By Fouad Itani
The Eurasian Spoonbill is a large wading bird from the Threskiornithidae family. It measures 85 cm in length, with a wingspan of 120...
LEBANON, Free the Flyway!
For the World Environment Day 2017, the Lebanese Bird Conservation Coalition (LBCC) launched an awareness video on Bird Conservation directed by Pierre Dawalibi .
Millions...
Rare monk seal found in Raouche
Operation Big Blue rescue team with Hamza Sleit - Head of Jal el Baher Fishermen Port, documented on May 27th 2017, a rare monk...
Arc de Triomphe at Hima Aakoura
A video by Lebanese astrophotographer Moophz.com. Captured the last week from Jerd al Aakoura, Lebanon. This timelapse shows the Milky Way rising horizontally right after...
Evangelical School of Zahle visits Hima Anjar
Several groups of students are visiting Anjar HIMA site . The latest group was from Evangelical School of Zahle. They, like our other visitors,...
