editor’s note: see esp article from May below. Report: EU Deputies Inquire About Waste Aid for Lebanon – Naharnet January 25, 2020 A group of European parliament deputies are reportedly seeking investigation into corruption claims involving European aid for Lebanon in waste management projects, which if verified may lead to withholding EU aid from the […]

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editor’s note: see esp. more detailed previous report from New York Times below By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 19, 2020 “The negligence of the environment in Judea and Samaria is causing tremendous damage to the residents. The only solution is increased enforcement and better future planning,” Gilad Ach of GEF said. The Green Israel Forum […]

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Seeping from fracturing seabed, tectonic plate movement and deep-water super-saline pools is as much as produced by Kuwait or the UAE, a team from Max Planck determines Ruth Schuster | Jan. 29, 2020 One would expect the massive Middle Eastern petroleum industry to affect air quality over the whole region, including the Red Sea – […]

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Meteorological service’s climatology chief says climate change could make Eilat as hot as Abu Dhabi Rotem Shtarkman, Sivan Klingbail | Jan. 21, 2020 Avner Furshpan is a busy man these days. After a series of heavy rains and flooding in Israel, and amid growing talks of climate change globally, the head of the climatology branch […]

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Ramzy Baroud Jan 28,2020 Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, […]

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Paul Rivlin January 29, 2020 The civil war that has prevailed in Libya since the fall of the Qaddafi regime in 2011 has become increasingly internationalized. Foreign powers have taken sides in the war, supplying weapons, mercenaries and other support. In recent months, Turkey’s increased intervention in support of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord […]

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Mira Maged January 23, 2020 Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has announced that January 27 will now mark Egypt’s National Environment Day, which will celebrate considerable efforts devoted by the government and civil society actors to address climate change and other environmental issues like pollution and waste management. There are two reasons behind the […]

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway’s lesser known legacies — the invasion of hundreds of non-native species, including toxic jellyfish and aggressive lionfish. The canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, […]

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Jan 02,2020 AMMAN — The Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) on Thursday said that it had documented a total of 19,061 electricity theft cases in 2019. EMRC Chief Commissioner Farouq Hiyari said that 3,948 electricity theft lawsuits were filed in 2019, with courts issuing final rulings on 2,020 of the cases, according to an […]

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Released in October 2019, the book Transboundary Water Issues in Israel, Palestine, and the Jordan River Basin highlights the search for permanent freshwater agreements between Israel, Palestine, and the western portions of Jordan. Co-authored by David B. Brooks (Research Associate, POLIS Water Sustainability Project), Julie Trottier (Director of Research, France’s National Center for Scientific Research), […]

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Mark Zeitoun Professor of Water Security, University of East Anglia Muna Dajani PhD in Environmental Policy & Development, London School of Economics and Political Science Two areas farmed by Israelis for more than 50 years have recently been returned to neighbouring Jordan. The first, al Ghamr (known in Israel as Zofar), is located south of […]

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Bennett backs establishment of new reserves, some on private Palestinian land Hagar Shezaf | Jan. 15, 2020 | 10:28 PM Defense Minister Naftali Bennett approved Wednesday the establishment of seven new national parks and nature reserves in the West Bank, with some apparently to be built on privately owned Palestinian land. This is the first […]

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Coping with the hazards inherent in the use of plastic is a huge challenge worldwide. An exhibition at the Design Museum Holon displays state-of-the-art biodegradable materials, including Israeli-made innovations Naama Riba | Jan. 14, 2020 | 9:23 PM There is a rising awareness today of the consequences of the increasing production and consumption of plastic. […]

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16/1/2020 A forward-thinking Abu Dhabi effort to fast-track the fight against climate change and create a “more sustainable future for all” has been launched. The Abu Dhabi Climate Initiative – a collective campaign spearheaded by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in tandem with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Global Market and Hub71 […]

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Mega-sinkholes are forming as the Dead Sea shrinks. Israelis feel it’s a disaster, but the Geological Survey of Israel begs to differ and has a quirky suggestion for adapting to the evolving landscape Ruth Schuster | Jan. 19, 2020 | 6:14 PM The Dead Sea is shrinking, and parts of the shoreline are collapsing as […]

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Jan 14,2020 AMMAN — On the occasion of Arbor Day, which annually falls on January 15 in Jordan, the office of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) inspected a forest named after the FAO in Jerash and reviewed plans to protect the Kingdom’s “scarce” forests. According to an FAO statement made available to The […]

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Economic and transportation ministry ask to keep plant open as it is vital to all of Israel’s asphalt production, road development and maintenance Zafrir Rinat | Jan. 19, 2020 | 8:51 PM On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Ministry issued an injunction to the BAZAN Group and its directors ordering a halt to the activity of […]

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Activists claim the master plan to build 10,000 homes at Pi Glilot will harm several species of unique plants Zafrir Rinat | Jan. 16, 2020 A state agency is trying to fast-track a major construction plan for the Pi Glilot Junction that environmental groups say will harm the environment. The Israel Lands Authority wants that […]

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January 16, 2020 AMMAN — Authorities on Thursday resolved three major violations on the strategic carrier of the Disi Water Conveyance Project in Karak Governorate, according to a government official. The violations were reported in Qatraneh, 100 kilometres south Amman, the official said, adding that technical teams from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and […]

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Environmental Authority: Israel’s decision on nature reserves is a cover for settlement activity – WAFA RAMALLAH, Thursday, January 16, 2020 (WAFA) -The Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority today condemned the declaration by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett regarding recognizing seven new sites in the occupied West Bank as nature reserves, and said this declaration is nothing […]

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