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...
Assad Serhal will receive BirdLife Member of Honour Award from HIH...
Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature (SPNL) in Lebanon has been named to receive the BirdLife Member of...
SNOW Session at St Francois d’Assise School Menjez
On the 9th of September 2022, a SNOW session was held in Menjez at St Francois d’Assise School belonging to the Franciscans order. Thirty-nine...
“Birds and Energy” Conference
SPNL – Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon organized collaboratively with LCEC – Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation a one-day conference on...
Bioconnect
General overview
“Ensuring effective management and governance in Sites of Ecological Importance and expanding biodiversity protection in Southern Lebanon” is a project Funded by the...
“Bioconnect” monitoring for Plants, Birds, Mammals and Herpetofauna in Hima sites
By Elie El-Haddad - Project Manager
In the framework of “Bioconnect”, a project funded by the European Union that aims at ensuring effective management and...
The Advanced Renewable Energy Training for Women Empowerment
The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency – RCEEE and Frederich Ebert Stiftung – FES in collaboration with the Lebanese Center for...
