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...
Raptor Count Lebanon – call for volunteers
Once again OSME is teaming-up with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) to repeat the successful count of migrating soaring...
Hammana Civil Defense supporting the preservation of Air France Park
As part of the civic engagement, the Lebanese Civil Defense, Hammana Station, has played a major role in bridging the gap between the misconception...
Learning, Planning and Monitoring: An informative journey to assess the biodiversity...
By Elie El-Haddad - Project Coordinator
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon – SPNL, and under a project funded by CEPF, is...
Nothing is better than working with engaged local members !
By Rania Khalil, CEPF Project Manager
The CEPF project aims at promoting the conservation of biodiversity in the Upper Beirut River Valley, namely Higher Metn...
SPNL presents training on Wild Edible Plants in three Hima sites
By Jamal Hamzeh, Project Manager
The Mediterranean diet is considered by UNESCO as one “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” identifying several Mediterranean countries. Lebanon is...
Butterflies of June 2021: Attracted by the Wild Lavender Flowers of...
Lebanon’s rich biodiversity, nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the rugged mountain ranges, provides an ideal habitat for a variety of pollinators. Among them,...
