by Hana Namrouqa | Nov 21, 2012 AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation on Wednesday announced that its ambitious Jordan Red Sea Project (JRSP) will be scaled down due to feasibility-related and financial obstacles. “We don’t have the capability to implement the JRSP under its estimated cost,” Ministry of Water and Irrigation Secretary […]

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Pelicans, cranes, vultures, and hundreds of other fowl are arriving in Israel these days. Over the next few weeks, engage in a variety of spectacular bird watching and other activities around the Galilee. By City Mouse Online and Shelly Elazaer | Nov.22, 2012 Every winter thousands of birds arrive in Israel. Most only stop to […]

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Water Authority report indicates underground water basins adjacent to gas, petrol warehouse facilities severely contaminated; only 3 of 15 reservoirs tested found to be clean Calcalist Published: 11.21.12 A survey by the Israel Water Authority has found great quantities of petrol traces in underground water reservoirs that are adjacent to petrol warehouse facilities. The report, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/14/2012 Three-year study shows abnormally high radiation levels in 101 of 172 elementary schools, 125 out of 814 kindergartens examined. An unusually high percentage of elementary schools and kindergartens in Israel are unknowingly exposing their students to unacceptable radiation levels, according to the NGO Malraz. Malraz, the Council for the Prevention of […]

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By BINYAMIN A. ZOMER 11/21/2012 It is time for the government to approve natural-gas exports and send a signal that Israel is open for business. The Tamar natural-gas reservoir discovered 90 kilometers west of Haifa was the largest offshore natural-gas discovery in the world in 2009. One year later, Noble Energy and its partners discovered […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/21/2012 Energy and Water Ministry cooperating with Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry on worker education program. As the natural gas industry prepares for a great expansion in Israel, government authorities are pushing to create more training programs and generate a wealth of skilled workers in the field. The Energy and Water Ministry’s […]

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Nov 21, 2012 | 23:00 AMMAN — The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) on Wednesday launched the Queen Alia Competition for Social Responsibility under the theme “Environmental and economic benefits of sorting and recycling”, a JOHUD statement said. Over 600,000 people are expected to participate in the contest, proceeds of which will support […]

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13-11-2012 Mediterranean Cooperation in the Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill Wastewater (MEDOLICO), an EU-Med Cross-Border Cooperation project, will be presented during the twelfth edition of “OLIOLIVA”, a fair dedicated to the olive oil sector to take place in Imperia (Italy) from 16 to 18 November. During a workshop scheduled on the first day of […]

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by Zain Verjee, Source: CNN, November 12, 2012 Kuwait (CNN) — A former military bunker in the desert is one of the last places you might expect to find nature bloom. But above a maze of abandoned foxholes to the north of Kuwait’s capital lies a landscape that shimmers green and purple with vegetation, attracting […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/15/2012 Environmental Protection Ministry officials inspect 22 factories near Gaza to ensure safety of hazardous material. Environmental Protection Ministry officials inspected 22 factories within 40 km. of Gaza on Thursday, to ensure that all hazardous materials were in safe, protected locations. Throughout the day, teams of inspectors went from factory to factory […]

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Rana Khaled Sun, 18/11/2012 Aiming to increase awareness about climate change and urging Arab countries to take the leadership at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change summit in Doha, environmental activists organized a peaceful march last Saturday across Qasr al-Nil Bridge to the Arab League headquarters, with banners stating, “Arabs, take the lead!” The activists […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/19/2012 Society for the Protection of Nature asks US president to put nature preservation on his priorities list. The Society for the Protection of Nature has asked that US President Barack Obama place nature preservation and environmental protection on the top of his priorities going into his second term. In a letter […]

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State inspectors given enforcement power over pollution violations by charcoal production hubs in Area C; but majority relocate to Area B, where Israel cannot act Alphi Shauli Published: 11.20.12 The Supreme Court ruled recently that Israel could enforce environmental laws and regulations on charcoal kilns located in Area C of the West Bank. There are […]

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After years of opposition to the plan, local council heads back land-based natural gas treatment facilities, By Zafrir Rinat | Nov.15, 2012 Local council heads in the Carmel coast region have for the first time come out in support of the idea of land-based natural gas treatment facilities, after years of opposition to the plan. […]

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JNF’s new doctrine emphasizes biodiversity and natural rejuvenation, rather than soldier-like rows of pines. But the Society for Protection of Nature isn’t convinced. By Zafrir Rinat | Nov.15, 2012 Forest administration in Israel has undergone many changes and transformations since the Jewish National Fund ‏(Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael‏) became involved about a century ago. The organization […]

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Rana Khaled Mon, 12/11/2012 Dozens of environmental activists and desert lovers peacefully demonstrated in Wadi al-Rayan last Friday to show their disapproval of a wall they say spoils one of the country’s most beautiful natural reserves. The valley has been threatened since a group of monks started building churches and monasteries on its land, surrounding […]

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Not only has the water level been rising, but its quality has also been improving. The salinity of the lake has dropped by about 6 percent compared with last year, the water authority said. By Zafrir Rinat | Nov.20, 2012 By reducing its usual pumping from Lake Kinneret by 50% this year, the Israel Water […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/13/2012 Yossi Leshem has spent decades on avian issues, including ways to avoid collisions with IAF aircraft. Prof. Yossi Leshem, a zoological expert from Tel Aviv University and the Society for the Protection of Nature, received the Bruno H. Schubert Prize in Germany on Tuesday, for his contribution to conservation and environmental […]

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Megan Detrie Tue, 13/11/2012 In the arid sands of the desert around Wadi Natroun, 90 kilometers northwest of Cairo, gilthead sea breams swim in fish ponds lined in neat rows. The salty water found in Wadi Natroun’s underground reserves is particularly well-suited to raise marine species such as gilthead sea bream and European sea bass. […]

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Ben-Gurion University researches develop innovative side-illuminated solar cell; revolutionary design said to be 40% more effective Ynetnews Published: 11.12.12 Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in the Negev (BGU) have developed a radically new design for a concentrator solar cell that, when irradiated from the side, generates solar conversion efficiencies that rival, and may eventually surpass, the […]

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