Arava

More trails, more damage? Why marking additional hiking routes in Israel should be avoided

A new study examined what happens to wildlife when new hiking trails are opened in previously inaccessible areas, finding that certain species move away from the paths or alter their activity hours.

A total of 288 cameras placed at various distances from the trails recorded wildlife before, during, and after the disturbance.
THE HARDEST DAZE perform the music of The Grateful Dead. (Dead Gathering)

Grateful Dead Gathering brings mini-Woodstock to Arava oasis for three-day festival

Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.

IDF officer moderately injured in friendly fire accident at military engineering school

Alongside its toxicity, the oil created a hard, impermeable layer on the ground. The Avrona oil spill disaster.

12 years after the oil spill: What is happening in the Avrona Nature Reserve now?


Kibbutz Ketura – Pioneering Israeli History

The Jerusalem Post

Harvard to Haifa in the pursuit of medicine

Dr. Eric Amster – the San Diego native changing Israel’s environmental health one step at a time

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Tragic end as search party finds remains of pilot

Family find suicide note of Ein Vered man Avner Tshori, 38, who flew off in his ultra-light plane; body found in Arava desert.

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Generating Solar Power in the Arava

The Jerusalem Post

Branching out

From the Arava to Ein Zivan, shady picnic spots are a part of the country’s history.

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Talking about being an Israeli

In a series of 10 events, the Notzar Theater is exploring identity and solidarity.

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INPA: Eilat rail route must respect nature

Railway will be destructive to nature and landscapes that have thrived since the biblical era, says Parks Authority.

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SPNI calls to save country’s rare salt marshes

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel calls protection of the country’s dwindling salt marshes.

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US envoy: Israel a true partner in renewable energy

American envoy tours Arava installations.

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Chinese, Israeli firms launch solar power test site

New type of solar panel geared toward harsh desert conditions tested at Kibbutz Yotvata.

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