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...
Partners come together to discuss plans for the Migratory Soaring Birds...
6 BirdLife Partners from the Middle East & Africa have concluded today a 3-day meeting in Amman for a collaborative discussion on the progress...
Together for Vultures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_f_V3TQwPU
Vultures - they might have a bad reputation, but they play an essential role in the habitats in which they live, acting as nature's...
Second e-newsletter of the LIFE Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project!
Welcome to our second e-newsletter on the Egyptian Vulture New LIFE project. Get acquainted with the most interesting activities for the conservation of the Egyptian...
Raptor Count Lebanon 2019 – Martin Käch | BirdLife Switzerland
Lebanon is situated straight in the eastern Mediterranean flyway and sees the annual migration of hundreds of thousands of raptors, storks and other soaring...
Raptor Count Lebanon 2019 – Valentin Moser | BirdLife Switzerland
Valentin Moser
This autumn I spent two weeks (09.09. – 22.09.2019) volunteering in Lebanon in support of the project RaptorCountLebanon2019. Watching from our viewing platform overlooking...
SPNL mourns the loss of A Rocha Co-Founder Miranda Harris and...
The Society for protection of Nature in Lebanon is grieving the loss of some of its most prominent partners after the top leaders of...
