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...
Time does not go to waste: Hima Anjar understands the value...
The following is a short film highlighting the artistic Armenian needlework present in the village of Anjar. These cultural and traditional skills are linked...
When the Hima is within your hands, you can stretch more...
The following is a short film highlighting the art of carpet weaving in Fekha. This skill was slowly being lost until SPNL decided to...
When you achieve results, working hard becomes a joy in Qoleileh
The following is a short film highlighting hand-made accessories and art work of Hima women in Qoleileh using material linked to nature. These skills...
SPNL recognised as a finalist for the Equator Prize 2015
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon chosen as a finalist for the Equator Prize 2015.
The Equator Prize is awarded biennially to recognize...
SPNL Participates at IUCN Regional Forum of Conservation
Under the title ; "Innovative natural solutions: Motivating change" The 8th Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) was be held in Amman, Jordan from the 10th – 12th...
UN Women launches the 16 days campaign against gender-based violence in...
A third of the world’s women have experienced physical or sexual violence at some point in their lifetime, most by intimate partners. However, a...
