by Raghida Haddad
As Abu Dhabi hosts the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, Al Hima magazine proudly joins the global conversation. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) participates in four key sessions, engaging with conservationists from around the world. In a time of urgent environmental need, this Congress offers hope, unity, and action. We are honored to be part of it, and part of the solution. This issue features an exclusive interview with IUCN’s President Razan Al Mubarak, IUCN ROWA’s vital work in West Asia, and articles by world-renowned conservation experts and authorities. SPNL’s success stories showcase projects that blend traditional knowledge with modern science, empower local communities, and restore ecological balance. Once a regional publication, Al Hima is now an international platform, amplifying community- based conservation and the timeless Hima approach.
(Al Hima Magazine 6th Edition)
In this Issue
How Hima Aligns with IUCN’s Criteria and CBD’s 30×30 Target (by Assad Serhal)
Numbers Talk: 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
Exclusive Interview with Razan Al Mubarak, IUCN President (by Raghida Haddad)
IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi
IUCN ROWA’s Projects: Protected Areas, Water, Climate Change, Sustainability ,
Lebanon: From Hima to EcoMedia, a Model of Integration in Achieving the 30×30 Goals (by Fadi Ghanem)
Hima: A Conservation System Deeply Embedded in Arab Civilization (by Hussain Almoosawi)
Nature Needs Healthy Civil Societies (by Martin Harper),
SPNL Launches Lebanon’s First Bird Distribution Map within KBAs,
Lebanon’s Protected Areas: 27 Himas in WDPA,
A Pictorial Guide to the Animals of Lebanon,
Illegal Bird Killing in the Mediterranean,
Responsible Fishing,
Story of the Lebanese Environment Forum (by Malek Ghandour),
Addicted to Birds ,
Integrating Outdoor Education in Lebanese Schools,
The Rise of SPNL’s Mascot Universe
Qornayel Declares Its Forest a Hima,
Caving with Bats,
Our Commons Story,
The Impact of Climate Change on Bees and Beekeepers in the Arab World,
The Ancient Saudi Bee Village
