🌿📘 SPNL launches the 7th issue of Al Hima! Featuring Grethel Aguilar of @IUCN :
“When Nature Recovers, We Thrive” 🌍From ridge to coast, Lebanon’s Hima model is growing 🇱🇧🌊
47 sites, 67 communities, one vision. #AlHima #Biodiversity #Conservation
🌿🗺️ Hima in Lebanon’s Spatial Memory 🇱🇧
Did you know that Hima was officially recorded in Lebanon’s 1960s topographic maps? 📜
Historic surveys show “Hima” place names across the country, often linked to springs 💧, forests 🌳, and grazing lands 🐑.
💚 The future of nature sometimes starts by rediscovering what was already mapped.
#Hima #Lebanon #Conservation #SpatialMemory #EnvironmentalHeritage #GIS
🔍 By re-reading these maps with modern GIS, Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon is turning spatial memory into scientific evidence, confirming Hima as a national, community-based conservation system.
🌿💔 Farewell to Dr. Jane Goodall, a true legend of conservation 🐒🌍.
Honored to have shared with her the recognition of IUCN Honorary Membership 2020 🙏✨.
Her legacy lives on in every forest 🌳, every bird in flight 🦅 & every young person planting hope 🌱💚.
#JaneGoodall
By Assad Serhal, Director General of SPNL (BirdLife Lebanon),
Winner of the Midori Prize for Biodiversity 2018,
Honorary Member of IUCN spnl.org/an-extraordinary-le…
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🌳The cedar tree stands for identity and resilience, and even the smallest bird is part of a greater story.
From #Lebanon to #Morocco and #Greece, this journey celebrates the ties between food, culture, and nature.
#AMNC #OurCommonsStory #MedNatureCulture
🚨 In #DeirElAhmar, East #Lebanon, the Anti-Poaching Unit dismantled illegal trapping nets that kill migratory & endangered birds 🐦❌ disrupting ecosystems & Lebanon’s role as a global flyway
Together with authorities & partners, we say: No to mass-killing nets! @BirdLife_News
🦅 On Saturday, 6 Sept 2025, the world marks #VultureDay 🌍
Vultures aren’t symbols of doom — they’re nature’s clean-up crew:
✅ Stop the spread of deadly diseases
✅ Protect ecosystems & communities
#Conservation #Biodiversity @vultureday #vultureday
spnl.org/natures-silent-guar…
🌿 Through the #DoroubAlHima project, SPNL hosted students from Shamlan Social Institution for a day of hiking, horseback riding & joy in nature 🐎💚
Promoting #inclusion & #EnvironmentalJustice for all!
🔗 spnl.org/an-inclusive-enviro…
#SPNL #NatureForAll
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#OurCommonsStory is now live — a series about land, care and resilience.
Across 8 episodes,the series follows communities who are regenerating land and culture through traditional ecological knowledge.
🎬 Watch the trailer now
bit.ly/3YlaOfZ
#AMNC #MedNatureCulture
In the wetlands of Khiyara, West Bekaa, a female Western Marsh Harrier—once a free spirit of the skies—was shot down by illegal hunters. Rescued by SPNL’s Chadi Saad, she now lives under care at Lebanon’s only Migratory Bird Rescue Center. Read more:
spnl.org/from-the-skies-to-s…
How does the Hima align with IUCN’s criteria & CBD’s 30×30 target? By integrating community-led conservation with global goals, Hima is shaping the future of sustainability!
spnl.org/from-tradition-to-g…
#Hima #Conservation #30x30Target #IUCN #Biodiversity
Join Us for the Al Murunah Nature-Based Solutions Training
We’re offering free online training sessions on Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for water sustainability, climate resilience, and community engagement!
🔗 Register forms.gle/Zqo5AT6hbvHk5kPBA
#ClimateResilience #AlMurunah
🌿✨ Historic Milestone for Conservation in Lebanon! ✨🌿
Btekhnay, the Land of Black Gold, Declares Lebanon’s First Endowment Hima! 🏞️🇱🇧
🔗 Read more spnl.org/btekhnay-the-land-o…
#HimaForNature #Conservation #Lebanon #SustainableHeritage #Btekhnay #NatureEndowment #SPNL
🕊️✨ White storks resting on the pine trees of Hima Ras Al Maten—a stunning reminder of the importance of Hima conservation! 🌿🏞️
Captured by Jihad Al Kantar (MESD), working with SPNL to revive Hima & advocate for the Upper Maten Valley National Park.
#WhiteStorks #BirdMigration
We are thrilled to share a new feature article highlighting the vital role of the Caucasian Squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) in Lebanon’s forests! 🏞️💚 These incredible creatures, often called “the farmers of nature,” spnl.org/the-farmers-of-leba…
