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...
EV NewLIFE project provided 5 digital cameras and 14 binoculars to...
Within the framework of the EV NewLIFE project, and to combat illegal killing of birds (IKB) primarily, the anti-poaching unit (APU) of the Society...
SPNL conducts awareness sessions throughout Lebanon’s “Blackspots”
Within the framework of the EV NewLIFE project, and to combat illegal killing of birds (IKB) primarily, the anti-poaching unit (APU) of the Society...
Olive Oil Soap-making: A Cultural Heritage to Carry on
By Jamal Hamzeh, Project Manager
Olives and olive oil are at the core of the Mediterranean culture and diet. Due to its organoleptic qualities and...
2022 World Wildlife Day theme: Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration
In addition to participating in the #worldwithoutnature activation, we will also be celebrating World Wildlife Day by highlighting key species for ecosystem restoration, which...
Key IPCC report paints harsh reality of unavoidable climate impacts and...
Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the second report under the Sixth Assessment Cycle (AR6) which looks at climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.
The...
7 things you might have missed from the 2021 Red List...
At the end of last year, BirdLife released its yearly update to birds on the IUCN Red List of threatened species: the result of...
