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Kornayel Declares its Public Forest a Hima: A Landmark Step for Lebanon’s Environmental Heritage
In a groundbreaking move for nature conservation and sustainable development, the Municipality of Kornayel has taken a decisive step to safeguard its most precious...
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...
The HHIC Nursery: A Beacon of Sustainability and Community Support in...
By Wassim El Khatib
Fish and WildLife Unit Manager, Director of Homat al Hima International Center (HHIC)
The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this...
Seminar and Traveling Exhibition on Marine Protected Areas at the Automobile...
Commitment of participants to support the Marine Protected Areas Network project in Lebanon.
Concerns about the damages caused by the recent war on...
Global response to drought takes center stage at UN land conference...
Negotiations on a future global drought regime get underway at UNCCD COP16
US$ 2.15 billion pledged for the Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership
World Drought...
SPNL Joins 74 International Organizations in Warning Against Infrastructure Threats to...
International community calls for a viable solution to save the Camarguewetlands in France Extra High Voltage line in the Camargue
A coalition of 74 organizations...
The Silent Threat of Spent Cartridges: Protecting Lebanon’s Ecosystems from Hunting...
By Bassam Al Kantar
Discarded trash, spent cartridges, and other hunting debris can wreak havoc on ecosystems. Spent shells, often made of non-biodegradable materials, pollute...
Cooperation Agreement Between “Ghadi” Association and the Educational Center for Research...
The President of the National Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and President of "Ghadi" Association, Fadi Ghanem, along with...
