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...
STATE OF THE WORLD’S BIRDS 2022: Taking the pulse of the...
BirdLife’s periodic flagship science publication uses data on birds to assess the condition of the natural world, and is established as one of the...
News in Photos: Assad Serhal of Lebanon received BirdLife International Member...
Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature (SPNL) in Lebanon received the BirdLife Member of Honour Award from HIH...
Join us to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2022
Birding is better with a friend, which is why this World Migratory Bird Day (October 8th) we are asking you to take someone under...
UN Waterbird Conference in Budapest to Take Steps to Improve the...
The Eighth Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA MOP8) opened in Budapest, Hungary, today.
AEWA MOP8 will...
BirdLife Members of Honour
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BirdLife Members of Honour are people who have made a significant contribution to the growth, governance, finances, and conservation strategy of BirdLife International over...
Successful APU operation against poachers in a notorious illegal hunting ‘hotspot’...
Three bird of prey poachers were apprehended by the Lebanese police in Akkar on Wednesday morning thanks to the efforts of anti-poaching activists taking...
