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...
Today is #WomensDay! When women workers organize, they can achieve anything.
The 2017 theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, focuses on “Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030”.
The world of...
Kherbet Qanafar hosts the closing ceremony of “Enhancing livelihoods of Lebanese...
The Society for The Protection of Nature in Lebanon organized a closing ceremony for the European Union-funded project entitled “Enhancing livelihoods of Lebanese communities...
News in Photos: The common myna is a threat to native...
By Fouad Itani
The common myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a large stocky starling from the Sturnidae family. It measures 23 cm in length, with a wingspan of 40...
A young bear cub suffers the accidental death of his mother...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayzkiNGntd0
The Bear (known as L'Ours in its original release) is a 1988 French film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Adapted from the novel The Grizzly...
Digging For Mudfish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuEs5zYNHec
Mudfish is the most popular fish in places like Nigeria, Benin and Togo and Ghana.
Mudfish are freshwater fish that love to live in wetlands...
Pastoralism and Land Tenure Study Tour to Peru
Why talk about pastoralist societies? What can we learn from comparing pastoralist experiences in Africa and Latin America? Do we share similar problems?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQNNOm32Zo
In November...
