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...
Rare Bird Club: BirdLife International Heroes Saving 1,286 Endangered Birds
The Charming Yellow Bird and the Conservation Hero
The adorable yellow bird depicted in the painting above is the Syrian Serin, a species threatened with...
CABS anti-poaching work on Malta – a success story
By Axel Hirschfeld, CABS chief press and communications officer
With its central location in the Mediterranean Sea, the Maltese archipelago is an important stepping stone...
IRHAM AL-TAYR: From Signs to Sanctuaries A Lifelong Battle for Lebanon’s...
By Faisal Abu-Izzeddine, agricultural engineer and protected area consultant, currently chairman of Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve Committee.
Like most Lebanese I lived thru countless regional...
A Magic Carpet Ride: A Journey Through the Middle East’s Wildlife...
By Richard Porter, adviser on bird conservation for BirdLife international, founder of OSME, and author and co-author of several books, including Field Guide to...
The Anti-Poaching Unit’s Mission to Rescue Two Egyptian Vultures
By Adonis Khatib, head of the Middle East Center for Sustainable Flight for Survival Hunting (MESHC) and field coordinator for responsible hunting at SPNL
A...
Adonis Al-Khatib: From Vision to Reality in Anti-Poaching
During bird migration seasons, CABS international teams—consisting of bird experts and wildlife crime specialists—join forces with SPNL, MESHC, and their sustainable hunting partners in...
