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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...
Hima Sites

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...
A tranquil path leads through a vibrant Hima site, where wildflowers bloom and cedar forests thrive under Lebanon’s summer skies. This landscape reflects the harmony between nature and community conservation.
Photo Credit: Spyro Klitira

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...
Al-Hima Magazine
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Seven Green Projects for the Hima Mount Lebanon Center: Green Design...

The Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS) organized the 2024 Green Interior Design Competition in...
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Wildlife trafficking threatens hyacinth macaw eggs

Facts and Figures of Wildlife Crimes

A 2024 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) revealed that 140,000 illegal wildlife trafficking operations were disrupted between 2015...
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The Hima Baisour center will be serving the activities planned in the area 

Mount Lebanon Hima Center: Fostering Education, Sustainability, and Community Growth

By Rami Kadro Mount Lebanon Hima Center Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The Mount Lebanon Hima Center serves as a vital...
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Homat Al Hima Program: Overcoming Challenges

By Rania Khalil, Homat Al Hima Program Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. Every year, the Homat Al Hima Program faces...
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Leading the way: Assad Serhal, co-founder of the environmental organization Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, shows interested visitors one of the 28 protected Hima areas.

Hima for Peace: A Transformative Model for Conservation and Community Harmony

By Fatima Hayek Water & Environmental Sustainability Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon...
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Safe Flyways: Ending Illegal Bird Killing in the Mediterranean

By Adonis Khatib Anti-Poaching Unit Manager The full SPNL 2024 Annual Report is available for download at this link.   In 2023, Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) strengthened its collaboration with the Internal...