By SHARON UDASIN 05/08/2011 03:21 Korean ambassador: Combine Israeli ideas and technology with our mass production capability. South Korean Ambassador Young-sam Ma on Thursday encouraged Israeli and Korean cooperation on renewable energy resource development, stressing the similarities between the countries in terms of both fossil fuel dependency and a desire to innovate. He spoke to […]

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BEIRUT: Almost all Beirut residents are exposed to high and dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a study released by American University Beirut. The two-year study, released last week, found that 93 percent of Beirut’s population inhaled air pollutants well in excess of World Health Organization standards. It alarmingly concluded that pollution was rising […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/08/2011 13:23 Campaign will push for Dead Sea’s win in the international New 7 Wonders of Nature competition that concludes in November. The cabinet approved a widespread public relations campaign that will push for the Dead Sea’s win in the international New 7 Wonders of Nature competition, which concludes in November, during […]

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On April 12th, under the patronage of HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talal, a ceremony was held for the Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark in Jordan to feature this EcoPark as a model towards the restoration of the Jordan Valley as a whole. More than six years ago, FoEME began with the development of 100 dunams for […]

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5 Environment’s share of Arab Leaders’ bestowals (editorial by Najib Saab) 16 Nuclear energy programs in Arab countries (cover story) 22 Development path: a national project shared by the people of Egypt 24 Sudan produces ethanol from sugar cane 26 Public concerns about an industrial-waste treatment center in Tunisia 28 Skhour of Rehamna: who will […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/04/2011 02:15 Project, to be built on 600 dunams at Kibbutz Ketura, still faces objections from Finance Ministry. Talkbacks (3) Construction of a 40-megawatt photovoltaic power plant in Kibbutz Ketura – the first large solar field in the country – was approved by the National Planning and Building Council on Wednesday morning. […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/26/2011 02:38 US-Dutch solar energy firm GiraSolar in talks with Turkish partners over plant expected to provide 100 megawatts of energy. Talkbacks (1) An American-Dutch solar energy firm, GiraSolar, is in talks with anonymous Turkish partners to build Europe’s biggest – and Turkey’s first – solar energy plant and mass produce solar […]

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Terrorists blew up the pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Jordan, disrupting, again, the supply a few days ago. The last time this happened, the country had to resort to other forms of energy, notably diesel and heavy oil. That came at a high cost, which makes one wonder whether the country is capable to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/29/2011 02:38 Officials hope Guangzhou partnership will lead to future development of a regional electric-car network. Israeli-owned electric car infrastructure company Better Place signed an agreement in Tel Aviv on Wednesday with officials from China Southern Power Grid Co. to open a battery switch station and joint education center in Guangzhou, China, […]

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Statistics indicate 55% increase in recycling bins across country, including in Arab communities. Environmental Protection Ministry promises to expand plan by 2013 to over 15,000 bins Yael Darel Published: 05.05.11, 08:42 / The recycling revolution led by the Environmental Protection Ministry is on a roll: Statistics published by the Ela Recycling Organization indicate a 55% […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Scores of Jordanians took part in a sit-in on Thursday to protest against the construction of a military academy in Bergesh Forest, charging that the project “is executing one of Jordan’s few forests”. Held in front of the Ministry of Agriculture, the sit-in is part of an ongoing campaign by […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/01/2011 23:58 Bank Hapoalim gets the top honors for second year in row. The businesses in the Tel Aviv 100 Index of the Israeli Stock Exchange were deemed only 35 percent transparent in their socio-environmental policies for 2011, a corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting firm announced on Sunday. The firm, Ramat […]

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May 03, 2011 01:34 AM (Last updated: May 03, 2011 01:34 AM) By Omar Brousky Agence France Press AJDIR, Morocco: Revered as the “king of the forest” in Morocco, the native cedar tree is under increasing threat from illegal logging – a crime which also threatens the country’s main water reserve. In the Ajdir forest, […]

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Forty years of wandering from bad decisions to neglect have done terrible damage to the lowest place on earth. By Shuki Sadeh Short-term thinking. Unthinking optimism – “everything will work out.” Putting off hard decisions, selling national assets for peanuts, and first and foremost, of course, a lack of governance. These are the factors behind […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – By the end of this year all the Kingdom’s aquifers will be linked to a system which evaluates the behaviour of underground basins and the quantity of water pumped from them, a government official said on Tuesday. The country’s three main basins, Amman-Zarqa, Azraq and the Jordan Valley, have been […]

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By Hana Namrouqa YARMOUK NATURE RESERVE – Visitors to the Yarmouk Nature Reserve can now enjoy panoramic views of the Yarmouk River, Golan Heights and Lake Tiberias from a new hiking trail which winds through forests of deciduous oaks. Located in the northwest of the country, the reserve is Jordan’s newest eco-tourist destination with over […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Ministry of Environment is distributing thousands of flytraps and insect-repellent trees in the Jordan Valley to curb the spread of domestic flies, a nuisance to area residents and tourists. The environment-friendly methods are being implemented under a campaign launched in January to address one of the main environment and […]

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The Animal Welfare Law was passed 17 years ago, but the Agriculture Ministry, which also represents farmers, has done little to enforce it. Now the environment minister is petitioning to take over protecting friends both furry and flavorful. By Shlomit Tsur A particularly cruel death is meted out to 11,000 baby chicks each day in […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) on Monday announced the end of the bird-hunting season across the Kingdom and called on hunters to abide by regulations. Hunting of all types of birds, particularly wild pigeons and chukar, is banned from early May and until early June to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/26/2011 23:11 New rules extend hours when construction is banned, bar noisy gardening equipment and soon, blaring car alarms. A series of amendments to the 1992 Abatement of Nuisances Law go into effect on Wednesday, which will increase the hours in which construction is banned and will also introduce additional regulations – […]

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