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...
MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy
MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy is a leadership programme for professionals from partner organizations of the MAVA, Fondation pour la Nature. It brings together...
New Report on Impact of Plastic on Migratory Waterbirds Presented
Plastic seems to be on everyone’s lips these days, and we certainly don’t mean single-use straws. Global production of plastic has increased to more...
From local to global: BirdLife at the UN Biodiversity Conference in...
BirdLife has just returned from an intensive three weeks at the UN Biodiversity Conference of Parties in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where we showcased...
BirdLife, the world’s largest alliance for birds
Between the 2nd and 4th of December, the 64th meeting of the Global Council of BirdLife International was held in Cambridge.
Read more: https://cienciadelsur.com/2018/12/07/ciencia-conservacion-birdlife-alianza-aves/
International Otter Survival Fund
The International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) is one of the world's leading otter charities. In the UK IOSF is the only charity solely dedicated...
