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...
Three new breeding records for Lebanon
While working on an environmental micro-project funded by the Agence Francais de Developpement (AFD) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), SPNL’s project...
International Vulture Awareness Day at Hima Hammana & HHIC Khirbet Qanafar
The Municipality of Hammana and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon - SPNL cordially invite you to join us at the...
Join us for a celebration of the miracle of migration, birds...
Dear Partners,We would love for you to join us in mid-October for a week-long global celebration of migration, birds and birding.
We're kicking things off on Saturday...
Poachers arrested in Qoubaiyat Northern Lebanon
In the context of BirdLife International’s Migratory Soaring Birds project, which is supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development...
OSME Summer meeting 2020: Dr Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi’s presentation on the birds...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcXuZZcqoRs&t=2s
CEPF seeking Proposals for Small Grants from NGOs in Lebanon
CEPF and BirdLife International, as regional implementation team (RIT) for the hotspot, are inviting proposals in the form of letters of inquiry (LOIs) for...
