What we do
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...
NatureWatch App featured on MTV News
MTV news broadcasted a report featuring the NatureWatch App which was launched on May 2015. The IOS App from BirdLife International allows you to plan your...
Richard Prior Letter to His Excellency President General Michel Aoun
Your Excellency,
May I congratulate you on your statement regarding the need to halt the excessive killing of migratory and resident birds in Lebanon and...
Mediterranean Consortium for Nature & Culture meets at West Bekaa country...
The Mediterranean Consortium for Nature and Culture semi-annual workshop was held in Lebanon. SPNL hosted the workshop that took place in West Bekaa Country...
The Ras Baalbek semi-desert: Lebanon’s aridland area and its birds
RICHARD PRIOR & COLIN CONROY
Lebanon is a mountainous country with two parallel mountain ranges, Mount Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon, running north to south, with...
HOMAT ALHIMA FOR THE ARCHIPELAGOS OF TRIPOLI
Lebanese city Tripoli, holds a string of four small islands offshore (ARCHIPELAGOS). The Palm Islands were declared a protected area because of their status...
#LoveForests: International Day of Forests 2017 video campaign
Forests are nature’s powerhouse! They are the largest source of renewable energy in the world, providing people with wood fuel to heat homes, cook...
