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Discover the New Hiking Trails of Kayfoun and Shimlan

Discover the New Hiking Trails of Kayfoun and Shimlan

Kayfoun and Shimlan hosted the launching of the hiking trail connecting the two villages. More than 25 people from the villages of Shimlan, Ainab, and Kayfoun hiked the trail with 2 local guides from Kayfoun, in presence of Rev’d Nabil Shehadeh and more than 12 kids from different ages. The day started at Mount Lebanon Hima Center, whereby an introduction and brief about SPNL and the different…

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Philip Khuri Hitti (Arabic: فيليب خوري حتي), (Shimlan 22 June 1886 - Princeton 24 December 1978) was a Lebanese American professor and scholar at Princeton and Harvard University, and authority on Arab and Middle Eastern history, Islam, and Semitic languages. He almost single-handedly created the discipline of Arabic Studies in the United States.

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On May 10 and 11, 2018, the students at the Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management in the American University of Beirut (AUB) have presented their 3 months work of Landscape assessment and analysis of Kayfoun and Shimlan villages in front of a jury of professors and experts, municipal members of the two involved municipalities, and representatives of SPNL.

Students produced and presented a sequence of diagrams, maps, and photographic documentation to graphically represent and describe the identified landscape’s dynamics, natural, and socio-economic factors which have intervened and do intervene in landscape evolution and transformation of the municipality land including Mount Lebanon Hima center and the community park.

Several photographic documentation and annotated sketches and diagrams of the landscape components: topography, landmarks, urban development, communication routes, and vegetation was presented; in addition to maps of the natural components and the different built pattern and trends impacting the landscape construction of roads and new residential areas.

Landscape assessment and analysis of Hima Kayfoun and Shimlan On May 10 and 11, 2018, the students at the Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management in the American University of Beirut (AUB) have presented their 3 months work of Landscape assessment and analysis of Kayfoun and Shimlan villages in front of a jury of professors and experts, municipal members of the two involved municipalities, and representatives of SPNL.

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On March 29, 2018, SPNL organized a meeting with the community in Shimlan in collaboration with the Professor Architect Maria Gabriella Trovato and her students at the Architect & Landscape Department in the American University of Beirut (AUB).

More than 30 people, representatives of public administration and members of the society as whole attended the meeting/workshop which aimed to stipulate debate among the various attendees on the landscape of Shimlan.

Ms. Jamal Hamzeh of SPNL and Mr. Issam Hitti, Shimlan mayor started the meeting by welcoming everyone. Ms. Hamzeh presented SPNL and its different programs including the initiation of Hima Kayfoun that remarks the first Hima in Mount Lebanon and how Shimlan and the various neighboring villages can benefit and get engaged in the different conservational, educational, and ecotourism activities planned for the area. The potential of ecotourism opportunities and highlights in the village in addition to the delineation of different hiking trails between Kayfoun and Shimlan villages were also discussed.

Afterward, the students presented their work to make the attendees aware of the landscape elements identified in their village and at a later stage working groups were organized in order to share knowledge, gather information from the community and individuate common values, threats, and opportunities for Shimlan Landscape.

SPNL and AUB stipulate debate on the landscape of Shimlan On March 29, 2018, SPNL organized a meeting with the community in Shimlan in collaboration with the Professor Architect Maria Gabriella Trovato and her students at the Architect & Landscape Department in the American University of Beirut (AUB).

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Mount Lebanon Hima Center- MLHC, The Home of Hima is located in Hima Kayfoun, the first Hima in Mount Lebanon. The center is halfway to all Hima sites, 35 minutes away from Beirut, with a strategic location in the upper region of Beirut River Valley IBA, the most important bottleneck for migratory soaring birds during Autumn migration.

The center aims to strengthen, promote, and connect the different Hima sites in Lebanon to expand and multiply the benefits for communities and biodiversity, as well as increasing awareness and appreciation of nature, and inspiring people, especially children through the Schools with No Walls- SNOW Programme to connect with nature and establish sustainable natural resource use practices and biodiversity conservation.

School With No Walls – SNOW is an environmental and educational program for kids, age group 8 to 12 years old, aiming at promoting environmental education and awareness through experiential learning. It also works on connecting children with nature and wildlife through teaching them sustainable practices and biodiversity conservation methods by offering outdoor, environmental, and educational tailor-made packages, which can be used by schools or other institutions for learning.

Location on Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ssNkA79iucNF1rjg8

    Objectives:

Raise awareness and offer educational, recreational, and hands-on learning activities/packages for schools and kids (age 8-12 ) to foster their appreciation of nature and introduce them to new conservational and well-being concepts

Promote the 25 Hima sites in Lebanon with focus on specific ones to ensure higher impact on people and biodiversity.

Build the capacities and skills of the local communities especially the youth on sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in order for them to be able to preserve and strengthen their own natural resources and lead on their Hima sites

Promote healthy eco-tourism and educate people on Lebanon’s Natural Jewels ex: IBAs, KBAs, protected areas, Hima sites, cultural sites, etc…

Enhance the livelihoods of local communities through creating jobs and income-generating activities

Establish national, regional, and international networks with, donors, NGOs, partners, protected areas, educational and conservation centers, etc…

Services:

Provide environmental and educational tailor-made outdoor packages for schools and children within the center with focus on 15 different conservational/educational themes (ex. Protected areas, schemes, Birds importance, birds migration, globally threatened species, basic outdoors first aid & safety, behavior in Nature, climate change, nature bathing, etc…) linked to educational games and interactive outdoors activities

Provide trainings for teachers and/or scout leaders on interesting conservational topics and interactive learning approaches and techniques

Provide summer camp days concentrating on “learning by doing” and “learning through fun” activities

Nature walks and ecotourism activities (trails of Kayfoun/Shimlan, Kherbet Kanafar/Ain Zebdeh, Hammana, and Ras El Matn), bird watching in Hammana and Ras El Matn, butterfly garden visit in Kherbet Kanafar, etc…)

School programs and packages on nature bathing in collaboration with Beit Insan

Small kitchen that will offer snacks

Workshops, training, and conference area to be rented

Gift shop

A walk-in bird awareness and education aviary

Hima home exhibit/museum area

guest room with a private kitchenette and toilet

Office Hours:

Monday- Friday: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Contact Information:

Office Number: 05/271041

Jamal Hamzeh, Managing Director: 70/877529

Elie El Haddad, Educational Officer: 71/526099

Email address: ehaddad(at)spnl.org – jhamzeh(at)spnl.org

Donors: MAVA Foundation & The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-giving Foundation- SRT 

Partners: MAVA, BirdLife, SRT, LUSH, HHI, Beit Insan, Municipalities of Kayfoun & Shimlan, and the local communities

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All you need to know about Mount Lebanon Hima Center- MLHC Mount Lebanon Hima Center- MLHC, The Home of Hima is located in Hima Kayfoun, the first Hima in Mount Lebanon.