Ecology
Pumping water and prioritizing agriculture threatens ecological collapse
A new study reveals that human management and water allocation leave nature as the last consumer in line, severely threatening ecosystems, biodiversity, and local tourism.
Famed Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil dies of injuries sustained from Israeli strike
Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee
'Graceful dancing giants': Divers spot five manta rays swimming through Eilat Bay
Save the hills of Jerusalem - comment
Once tens of thousands of trees are cut down, natural springs are dried up and an ecological system is destroyed, there will be no turning back.
Israeli start-up UBQ will recycle Israeli waste into Indian car parts
UBQ's tech allows companies to turn all types of waste – including food scraps and plants, various plastics, cartons and even dirty diapers – into useful raw materials, called thermoplastics.
Mullets find new home in Kinneret, help preserve lake's ecosystem
Populating the Kinneret with mullets usually takes place once a year. It's done in order to preserve the lake's quality of water by maintaining a balanced population of algae.
Drones plant trees from the sky after US wildfires
Heatwaves and dry-lightning coincided with drier conditions that climate scientists blame on global warming.
Israeli supermarket employs vertical farm start-up for selling produce
The new technologies eliminate the need to rely on outdoor growers and suppliers while also providing a fresher, more eco-friendly product which needs much less water and land to grow.
New 'Eco Bible' explains what the Hebrew Bible says about ecology
Meeting the critical environmental challenges that humans now face will take more than scientific and ecological knowhow.
Mauritius offered helped from France, after major oil spill
"When biodiversity is in danger, there is an urgent need to act. France is there. Alongside the Mauritian people. You can count on our dear support," Macron said in a tweet.
Gantz’s Herzlian challenge: Appoint a Green Zionist to run KKL-JNF
A consensus is forming that Prof. Alon Tal is the right person for this difficult KKL-JNF job at this critical moment.
Innovative green tech at focus of first EU-Israel climate conference
The conference, held in Tel Aviv and online, included roughly one thousand participants eager to learn more about the EU Green Deal and how Israeli talents can take part in it.
Israel's beaches becoming haven for sharks
While species of sharks such as the dusty shark, or the sandbar shark are seemingly endangered in the Mediterranean, it seems as though Israel's shores are a safe place for the sharks to be.
