SPNL Organizes “School with No Walls” Learning Day at Hima Bayssour
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) organized a learning day at Hima Bayssour under its School with No Walls (SNOW)...
The “Trail of Roses” at Hima Diman Gardens: Where Nature Meets Spirituality—and Rain Blesses the Opening
Under the patronage and in the presence of Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, with Dr. Antoine Sfeir representing President of the Republic...
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...
MEDFORVAL Annual Meeting 2017 hosted by Shouf Biosphere Reserve
The 31 participants present at the annual meeting of the MEDFORVAL Network, held from 23 to 26 October in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve in...
Cover crops provide bed and breakfast layover for migrating birds
After harvesting a corn or soybean crop, farmers may plant a cover crop for a variety of reasons -- to reduce soil erosion and...
Evergreen Environmental Club
Evergreen club was initiated in 2017 in order to start and maintain a successful environmental society at AUB. The club continues to pursue its...
Momentum grows to save world’s migratory wildlife
World governments attending this year’s largest wildlife summit have collectively endorsed actions on the conservation of a wide range of migratory species, many of...
Hand rearing and releasing of Syrian Woodpecker, a first rehabilitation model...
By Ghassan Rmadan-Jaradi & Assad Serhal
Phenological Status in Lebanon
The Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopus syriacus was considered extirpated in Lebanon by Tohmé & Neuschwander (1974) but...
Illegal killing of birds remains a major threat in Europe –...
Today the BirdLife Partnership presents The Killing 2.0, A View to a Kill. Led by BirdLife International with input from experts from the region,...
