SPNL Mourns the Passing of Environmental Visionary and Hima Advocate Thymio Papayannis
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) mourns with deep sorrow the passing of renowned Greek environmentalist, architect, and global advocate...
Leading IUCN with Trust, Science, and Solidarity Grethel Aguilar: “When Nature Recovers, We Thrive”
Exclusive Interview with the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Interviewed by Raghida Haddad, Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima Magazine
Al Hima Magazine...
Egyptian Vulture New LIFE Project Strengthens International Efforts to Save Europe’s Most Endangered Migratory Vulture
The Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project has emerged as a major international conservation initiative aimed at protecting the endangered Egyptian vulture, Europe’s only long-distance...
Is “Hima” Stronger Than Protected Areas? Assad Serhal: Lebanon Has Introduced a Global Model for Nature Conservation and Community Stewardship
At a time when environmental and climate challenges are accelerating worldwide and pressure on natural resources and biodiversity continues to intensify, Lebanon’s “Hima” model...
Sustainable Water Ecosystems Restoration: Reviving the Upper Litani River and Qaraaoun...
Project Overview
Duration: 17 months (June 2025 – November 2026)
Donor: Donors' Initiative for Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystems (DIMFE)
Target Area: West Bekaa (Upper Litani and Qaraoun Lake)
Villages...
SPNL Launches Traveling Exhibition in Souk Al Ghareb: Featuring the Inauguration...
“Hima Charter Stitching Mount-Lebanon Landscape, One Hima At a Time”
A New Symbol of Community Resilience and Biodiversity
The Society for the Protection of Nature in...
SPNL Launches Field Engagement in West Bekaa Under DIMFE Project
Restoring Freshwater Ecosystems and Introducing Hima Governance in the Upper Litani Basin
As part of the newly launched project “Sustainable Water Ecosystems Restoration: Reviving the...
SPNL and Ministry of Environment Discuss Framework for Natural Park Category...
Towards Advancing National Charter and Policy on Protected Areas
Beirut, Lebanon — 26 July 2025Today, a high-level meeting was held between the Society for the...
Reviving a River, Reviving a Legacy: How SPNL’s Hima Model is...
As Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam gathered ministers, governors, and senior officials at the Grand Serail this week to address the chronic pollution choking...
Saghbine Moves Toward Joining the National Hima Network Following BioConnect Exhibition...
Following the resounding success of the BioConnect traveling exhibition held yesterday in West Bekaa, a promising new chapter in local conservation efforts began today...
