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...
How Small Actions Can Make A Big Difference
2018 will be “Year of the Bird”, thanks to an exciting new campaign with National Geographic, National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of...
Lead poisoning: the long goodbye
By Gui-Xi Young
1 million birds are fatally poisoned in Europe each year by ingesting lead shot from expended cartridges. The EU’s European Chemicals Agency...
Red List 2017: seabirds starving, songbirds trapped, hope for pelican and...
overfishing and climate change are pushing seabirds such as Black-legged Kittiwake and Cape Gannet closer to extinction, according to the latest update on the...
SPNL honours Liban Cables for adopting environmentally friendly systems
On 31 October 2017, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon – SPNL, team visited Liban Cables Factory in Nahr-Ibrahim.
The purpose of the visit...
News in Photos: Birdlife Global Councillors November, 2017
Birdlife Global Councillors, November 2017 at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Book Review: A Guide to 200 Common Birds of Lebanon, by...
By Mike Blair, Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia
This is a splendid starter book for anyone in Lebanon, young or...
