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...
Traditional Cultures Can Show Wasteful World How to Preserve Food
Ahead of World Environment Day, UNEP Showcases Methods such as Condensing Cows, Storing Seabirds in Sealskins and Freeze-Drying Potatoes in the Open Air
From condensing...
Sharing or sparing land for nature?
A new ecological study of novel human-influenced ecosystems should change the debate about whether farmers should be sharing land with nature or sparing land for nature.
Sparing land for...
Hima Qaytouleh
Turtle dove, song thrush and Greek tortoise are some of the species that we can find in this 0.75 km2 pine forest, located in...
World Migratory Bird Day in HimaKfarZabad
On Saturday 11 May 2013 SPNL, the municipality of Kfar Zabad and Anjar, organized a World Migratory Bird Festival in Hima Kfar Zabad. The...
El Fekha Claimed as a New Hima
SPNL in partnership with the Fakha municipality and CREADEL social organization have declared on 6 May 2013 a new Hima site in the village...
Cultural Conservation Practices in the Mediterranean Basin
SPNL has recently initiated a new project supported by the MAVA Foundation under the title of “Assessing and Supporting Cultural Conservation Practices in the...
