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...
Second training on how to compost farm animal manure
As part of a micro-project funded by TDV, AFD, and FFEM, SPNL organized a training session for farmers on how to compost farm animal...
Air France-KLM humanitarian aid through SPNL and Hima Hammana
SPNL credibility and transparency have yielded strategic partnerships over the years, including those with Air France-KLM and Hammana Municipality.
In response to August 4th tragic...
Beirut explosion: an update from our Partner in Lebanon
By Shaun Hurrell
A massive explosion ripped through Beirut, Lebanon's capital, last night, killing over 100 people. The cause is still being determined but its...
OSME’s first online Summer Meeting – save the date!
Saturday 15th August: 10.30-12.45 (BST)
One of the few positive things to come out of the global coronavirus pandemic is the rise of online webinars, meetings...
A Tradition of Conservation
Written by: Tom Verde
Photographed by: Pascal Beaudenon
Early in the seventh century, soon after Muslims established themselves in what is now the holy city of...
School with No Walls educational day at Mount Lebanon Hima Centre
The Society for the Protection of Nature – SPNL organized an educational day at Mount Lebanon Hima Centre – MLHC with a group of...
