Hima for Peace Takes Centre Stage at BirdLife Summit in Nairobi
From protecting birds and habitats to building bridges between communities, Lebanon’s Hima revival offers a community-led pathway to conservation, resilience and peace
Nairobi, Kenya —...
Birds are running out of places to land: 45% of migratory bird species now in decline
BirdLife International today publishes State of the World's Birds at the Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi. BirdLife Partners, NGOs, governments and financial institutions sign the Nairobi Flyways Declaration, as...
Andre Bechara Highlights SPNL’s Hima Model for Community-Led Conservation at BirdLife Summit
Andre Bechara, Head of the Homat Al Hima Programme at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), brought Lebanon’s Hima experience...
Remember this word: HIMA.
In a powerful 60-second pitch, Raghida Haddad, Editor in Chief of Al Hima environmental magazine, addressed nearly 500 delegates from 124 countries gathered at...
New year, new birds: 10 newly-recognised species
By Alex Dale
BirdLife is proud to announce that Volume 2 of the Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World is now available to...
Wings and Waves December 2016
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Happy Holidays from Hima Ma’abourAlAbyad
Holiday is a joyful way to escape,
From the hectic schedule of life!
Here’s wishing you happy holiday,
Go on...
First breeding records of warblers, wheatear in Iraq
By Laith Ali Al-Obeidi
In recent years, Nature Iraq (BirdLife Partner) has recorded two breeding firsts in the country. In May 2012, I accompanied Richard...
UN summit calls for urgent farming, forestry, fisheries reforms
BirdLife International today welcomed a decision by the UN Biodiversity Conference to pursue environmental reform in the farming, forestry and fisheries sectors, but underscored the need...
Happy Holidays from Hima Ma’abourAlAbyad
Holiday is a joyful way to escape,
From the hectic schedule of life!
Here’s wishing you happy holiday,
Go on and enjoy !
Assad Serhal – SPNL Director...
Saving the vultures of Saudi Arabia
By Dr. Mohammad Shobraq
An overview of the vulture species that nest in Saudi Arabia, the threats they are facing and what BirdLife is doing...
