Ecology

Nature protection project aims to revitalize northern springs and landscapes

Initiative led by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel seeks to turn post-war environmental rehabilitation into a broader driver for regional development.

Rehabilitating water channels and transforming them into attractive spaces for hiking and camping. The Eastern Jordan Canal.
The combination of extreme drought and artificial water diversion has created an emergency situation. Gesher Hadodot over the Jordan River

Pumping water and prioritizing agriculture threatens ecological collapse

Mona Khalil, a Lebanese ecologist activist looks at a turtle at a coast in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre, August 12, 2002; file photo.

Famed Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil dies of injuries sustained from Israeli strike

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee


Haifa U. researchers awarded $100,000 to discover shark survival secrets

78% of shark and ray species in the Red Sea are classified as threatened, including around 40 species on Israel's coast.

While Dr. Scheinin restrains the shark, Dr. Livne performs an ultrasound examination with the portable ultrasound to determine if the shark is pregnant

This rare 'dragon' breed believed to be extinct has resurfaced in the wild

A population of lizards that was defined as extinct since 1969 has been located in Melbourne, Australia. It is believed that these are only the first "survivors."

 The Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon was previously believed to be extinct - but now has made a resurgence into the public eye.

These areas are breeding grounds for germs - are you cleaning them?

Unveiling cleaning oversights and expert tips to revitalize your space, including surprising spaces you never thought to clean.

Cleaning [Illustrative]

Birds having trouble raising young due to climate change - study

The researchers warned that further climate change is likely to result in future declines in breeding productivity.

 Birds are silhouetted as they fly during sunset in Jerusalem.

Israeli jackals in Golan Heights show signs of domestication, study finds

Jackals may be in the process of domestication after long-term exposure to humans in the Golan Heights.

 Close up of a golden jackal in the Golan Heights.

Holon art exhibition adds a twist to garbage disposal

Atuma embraces quite a conceptual stretch and the exhibits duly span a broad spectrum of ideas and presentational formats.

 Works by Shaul Cohen and Reut Dafna are part of this year's Israeli Design Season in Holon.

Israel hosts African agricultural experts to collaborate on climate change

Some members of the delegation are from countries with no diplomatic relations with Israel. 

DeserTech visitors in Israel

Ukraine to pursue legal action against Russia over environmental crimes

The environmental crimes in question were those caused as a result of the current war between Russia and Ukraine. 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, chief of staff of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Secretary of Ukraininian National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov attend a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council in Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2022.

Why is Israel still drowning in garbage?

Environmental Affairs: Despite new recycling strategies, Israel remains a world leader in the production of waste per person.

 A WORKER gathers vegetable and fruit carton boxes at the Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

Elephant extinction could have major impact on atmospheric carbon levels, researchers say

The possible extinction of these giants found in the wild could have detrimental effects on the environment.

 A wild elephant walks along the Trincomalee road in Habarana, Sri Lanka