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Lebanon’s Hima Sites Officially Recognized in World Database on Protected Areas
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) is proud to announce that 27 Hima sites across Lebanon have been officially approved...
Hammana Hosts SPNL’s Traveling Exhibition “Stitching One Hima At A Time” in Celebration of Nature, Art, and Community
Under the esteemed patronage of the Mayor of Hammana, Dr. Amine Lebbos, and in close cooperation with Hammana Municipality, the Society for the Protection...
AUB Students Join SPNL’s Hima Farm for Community Service and Environmental Awareness in Hammana
In a vibrant display of youth engagement and environmental stewardship, a group of students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) has joined the...
APU Unit Visits Gendarmerie Commander: Joint Commitment to Strengthening Wildlife Protection and Combating Poaching
As part of ongoing efforts to bolster environmental security in Lebanon, the Commander of the Gendarmerie, Brigadier General Jean Aouad, received a delegation from...
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” 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...
Reviving Tradition: How Hima Farms Are Bringing Sustainability to Lebanon’s Upper...
Reviving Tradition: How Hima Farms Are Bringing Sustainability to Lebanon’s Upper Beirut River Valley
In the rolling hills of the Upper Beirut River Valley, a...
Assad Serhal is to be awarded an Honorary Membership by BirdLife...
From cofounding The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL ) in 1983 to establishing 28 Hima Protected areas and serving three...
