News in Photos: Assad Serhal of Lebanon received BirdLife International Member of Honour Award 2022

Assad Serhal, Director General of the Society for the Protection of Nature (SPNL) in Lebanon received the BirdLife Member of Honour Award from HIH Princess Takamado, Honorary President of BirdLife.

The award was presented to Serhal during a Partnership Reception at King’s College, Cambridge on the 13th of September. The awards ceremony is part of a dinner, hosted by the RSPB for the Partnership.

Assad Serhal is also the MIDORI Prize Winner for Biodiversity, the year 2018. Decorated by the minister of the environment with the “ Silver Lebanese Order of Merit Medal “, offered to Assad by The President of Lebanon, in the year 2019. He was also awarded the IUCN Honorary Membership Award at the council meeting of the World Conservation Congress 2020. 

 

 

 

Al Hima Magazine 5th Issue

This edition of Al Hima magazine weaves together inspiring stories of nature conservation and community resilience, highlighting how Lebanon is being stitched back to life—one Hima at a time. The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) continues its mission to preserve the country’s natural heritage by empowering local communities. A cornerstone of this effort is the BioConnect project, funded by the European Union, which has achieved three national firsts: Lebanon’s first natural park (Upper Matn), first geological park (Shouf-Jezzine), and first endowment Hima (Btekhnay).

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