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...
All you need to know about the Hima system
The hima system is a traditional system of protected areas that aims to achieve the sustainable use of natural resources by the communities surrounding...
Aya Town and Hima Approaches… A lot in Common
For SPNL and our Japanese partners it is very important to learn and explore the link between Satoyama in Japan and Hima approaches in...
Coexistence between nature and human in Japanese Satoyama Life
TAKESHI HOSHIDA
Professor, YASUDA WOMEN’s University, Hiroshima, Japan
Japan is a forest nation where forests cover about 70% of the country. Japanese life has been deeply...
MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy
MAVA Leaders for Nature Academy is a leadership development programme for professionals from partner organizations of the MAVA, Fondation pour la Nature. It brings...
The Birdlife Partnership calls on the United Nations to amend the...
The Birdlife Partnership calls on the United Nations to amend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the first time in over 70 years...
200 meters of mist nets were confiscated in Barja
Today, The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) team together with members of the Middle Eastern Sustainable Hunting Centre (MESHC) conducted...
