Please welcome SPNL’s 30th Hima at Baisour

14 September 2023  was an important day for SPNL welcoming the Baisour municipality decree to declare “Radar Baissour pine forest” as Hima. Baisour or Bayssour, (Arabic: بيصور) is a village located in the Aley District of Mount Lebanon. It is 850 metres (2,790

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Early signs of autumn migration of birds spotted in West Bekaa

In the framework of “Bioconnect”, a project funded by the European Union, and under the Citizen Science initiative, SPNL is working closely with locals from different Himas to promote monitoring and continuous scientific data. Every autumn, birds are driven by their instinct

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Ras El Matn honors Asaad Serhal

  Ras El Matn honors Asaad Serhal, Director of the SPNL, under the patronage of the honorable Minister Dr. Nasser Yassin on the 11th of November 2022. The event was organized by Ras El Matn Municipality, The Maten Environment and Sustainable Development (MESD) and Hima

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How To Start A Candle Business In 2022

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), organized a workshop for women entrepreneurs in candle design and production at West Bekaa Hima Center. A part of SPNL’s 2030 Staretgy, the organization is keen to support the identification, development, production

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Georges released in Kayfoun Koranic Garden

Having been rehabilitated by the anti poaching unit (APU) of the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center (MESHC), a buzzard was released into the wild at Kayfoun Koranic Garden. The buzzard was named “Georges” in accordance with the wishes of the person who saved it, Mr.

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