Selaata Unveils a New Hima Trail Linking Mountain, Heritage, and Sea
Exploration highlights ancient salt pans, historic cave, traditional olive press, and rich natural landscapes
A team from the Society for the Protection of Nature in...
BioConnect Programme Concludes, Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Biodiversity Conservation in Lebanon
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), together with its consortium partners and the European Union, celebrated the successful completion of...
Nature and Humanity Under Fire, Yet Hope Endures Through Hima
By Assad Serhal
Director General, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)
BirdLife International Global Council Member
As I return from Samarkand following the Eighth...
SPNL Celebrates LIFE Citizens’ Prize Win and Reaffirms Its Contribution to Egyptian Vulture Conservation
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) has congratulated the partners of the project "Urgent Action to Strengthen the Balkan Population...
Important Bird Areas-IBAs: Aammiq Wetlands
Location:
West Bekaa at the foot of Mount Lebanon and stretching across to the Litani River at 865m. Total area: 280ha approx.
IBA Criteria met:
A1, A4i,...
Sustainable Hunting and the Hunter’s Guide
Sustainable hunting is one of the main leading programs that SPNL has been working on since long time ago. It represents the environmental NGOs...
Climate change adaptation – BirdLife news from Doha
As climate change talks continue in Doha, Qatar at the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
COP18/CMP8 President debate highlights The Hima system
The fifth day of COP18/CMP8 saw engagement from the host country’s top leaders with observer organisations and members of the press, while delegates prepared...
Community conservation methods go back to the future
A centuries old method of conservation is being revived in Qatar and other parts of the Islamic world. At the fifth Hikma session at...
What is Hima
Hima means protected area in Arabic; it is a community based approach used for the conservation of sites, species, habitats, and people in order...
