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...
BirdLife CEO hosts CNN #CalltoEarth
Mark your calendars! On the 2nd and 3rd of July, Patricia Zurita joins CNN's Bill Weir to host an episode of CNN International's ground-breaking...
Awareness session for Hunters in Mansoura Village
The Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) - in partnership with the Mansoura Municipality in the West Bekaa and its group of hunters, in coordination with the...
Hammana Cherry Festival 2022.. SPNL Support Local Initiatives
Through its continuous efforts to support local initiatives and promote sustainable cultural practices, SPNL under MAVA and CEPF projects has participated in the yearly...
School with no Walls for the Protection of Environment
SPNL, in partnership with NAFDA https://nafdalebanon.org/ , initiated a joint effort to raise awareness about environment, climate change, and sustainable hunting within various schools...
Capacity development training targeting sustainable agriculture
By Jamal Hamzeh, MAVA “Cultural Landscape” Project Manager
Scientists recently warned that 24 billion tons of fertile soil were being lost per year, largely due...
World Migratory Bird Day: Light Pollution Threatens Birds across the World...
Light pollution and its impact on migratory birds is the focus of World Migratory Bird Day 2022, a global campaign that aims to raise...
