Forest

Hiking the Holy Land: Biblical secrets in Yatir Forest

In Israel, biblical history isn’t locked away in museums – it’s just there, scattered across the hillsides, waiting for anyone who takes the time to look.

YATIR, NESTLED in the mountains of southern Judah, was a spiritual anchor – a place where priests lived, taught, and served.
 ESA launches Biomass satellite to map Earth's forests and measure carbon storage.

New satellite tool maps Israeli forests from space, supporting forest management

KKL Sukkot Activity.

Want to go on a trip without giving up the Sukkah? KKL has you covered

Upano valley.

The Amazon’s Lost City Left Hidden Footprints in Today’s Forests, Study Shows


‘Restore the greenery – connect to the land’

KKL-JNF’s Planting Week, part of Tu Bishvat celebrations, was held this year in a special spirit of remembrance – against the background of fierce fighting on Israel’s borders.

 ‘IT WILL be green again’: Planting in the Re’im picnic area in the KKL-JNF Be’eri Forest.

WATCH: IDF strikes targets in Gaza amid border riots, incendiary balloons

The last time incendiary balloons caused a fire in the Gaza border region was in September 2021.

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza Strip August 28, 2020

KKL-JNF: Over 120 years of the realization of the Zionist vision in Israel

The organization has three important divisions: Planning, Resource Development, and Education – that are among the many areas in which KKL-JNF is working actively for the benefit of Israel.

 CHILDREN PLAY in the Ben Shemen Forest

WATCH: 'We are confronting extreme climate events'

KKL-JNF Chief Scientist Doron Markel discusses how KKL-JNF is fighting the climate crisis

 Dr. Doron Markel

WATCH: 'The forests of Israel are for everyone'

KKL-JNF’s Noah Tal explains why Israel’s forests must be preserved and are a precious national resource

 Noah Tal

Family dies after watching survivalist YouTube tutorials, attempting life off grid

The remains of the family were discovered by hikers who stumbled upon the family’s tent on July 9.

 storm brewing over a forest

Ice core reveals Greenland was green 416,000 years ago - study

Prior to the study, it was previously thought that much of the ice sheet that covers the country today had persisted for the past 2.5 million years.

 THE MELTING Sermeq glacier, located around 80 km. south of Nuuk, is photographed in this aerial over Greenland, last September. Since last Rosh Hashanah, Greenland has lost 250 billion tons of ice.

Tourists flee Greek island Rhodes wildfire, thousands evacuated

One government official told Reuters 19,000 people had been moved from their homes and hotels.

 Wildfires burn forests on Greek island of Rhodes

Israeli summer camps to shatter records in number of participants

An unprecedented number of Israeli youth will experience Israel's forests this summer.

 : Ifat Ovadia-Luski with her daughter Shirah (center), Roee Teshuva, Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Youth Movements in Israel, Danny Pedida, Director of the Northern Region in KKL-JNF's Education Division, and Eli Hafuta, Director of the Upper Galilee-Golan Region in KKL-JNF and others.

These fungi are able to have a conversation in the forest, researchers say - study

The study also showed that the fungi have stronger communication shortly after heavy rainfall.

 FOREST IN the Gilboa mountain range