SPNL Organizes “School with No Walls” Learning Day at Hima Bayssour and Hima Ras El Matn
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), in collaboration with Terre des hommes (Tdh), organized an environmental education and training day...
The “Trail of Roses” at Hima Diman Gardens: Where Nature Meets Spirituality—and Rain Blesses the Opening
Under the patronage and in the presence of Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, with Dr. Antoine Sfeir representing President of the Republic...
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...
New study: at least 180 migratory land bird species trapped across...
The latest research sheds new light on the plight of land birds that migrate across Asia, revealing that at least 180 species are being...
Stop the Illegal Killing of Migratory Birds: BirdLife Actions that Work
An interesting webinar on the urgent problem of illegal killing of migratory birds across the globe, highlighting some of the great work being done...
Butterflies of the Bekaa Valley: A Scientific Photographic Survey in Hima...
Documenting Biodiversity in Lebanon’s Broadleaf Oak Forest Ecosystem
By Husein Ali Zorkot
Amid the rolling hills and ancient broadleaf oak forests of Hima Kherbet Qanafar, a...
When, Where, And Why Are Soaring Migrants Dying? Geographic Differences In...
Bird migration has long fascinated humanity and scientists have long puzzled over how migration evolves and how it can be maintained in natural populations....
World Migratory Bird Day: the ultimate bi-annual celebration of the amazing...
Things kick off on Saturday 8 May 2021 with World Migratory Bird Day, the ultimate bi-annual celebration of the amazing endurance of migratory birds...
Birds can change their traditions for the better: study shows Immigration...
Researchers at the University of Konstanz and Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Germany have found that birds are able to change their...
