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...
Homat Al Hima Online Training
Despite the situation, our Homat Al Hima are still active and trying to cope with the circumstances. Our training was supposed to be conducted in...
Bootcamp training delivered to entrepreneurs as part of RESP project
Led by IES Social Business School, a 4-day Bootcamp has been kicked-off today, as part of the Support Programme for Rural Entreprises (RESP), funded...
Veterinary aids Under MAVA M6 “Cultural Landscape” programme in Saghbine
Under MAVA M6 "Cultural Landscape" programme and as part of the efforts to restore West Bakaa landscape multi-functionality and its associated cultural practices, the Society for the...
Over 100 000 citizens demand the UN to recognise a new...
Citizens from around the world are demanding that the right to a clean, healthy environment is made a Universal Human Rights. Over 100 000...
Pompiers solidaires visited Hima Hammana
Pompiers solidaires from France visited Hima Hammana, bird observatory, and hima farm they met with Hammana mayor Mr. Fadi Slaybi who welcomes them in...
14th October the magic of migration: Save the Date for our...
Our next webinar is going to be part of a month of celebration in October of the wonder that is migratory birds.
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