By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – UNESCO has declared the Mujib Nature Reserve a biosphere reserve in recognition of its unique location as the world’s lowest-altitude reserve and its programmes integrating nature conservation with community development. Mujib is among 18 new biosphere reserves that were added on July 1 to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves, […]

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While water level of fabled salty lake dropping nearly 4 feet a year, part of it is actually overflowing – threatening one of Israel’s key tourism destinations Associated Press Published: 07.03.11, 08:01 / Israel Activism Share on TwitterShare on Facebook share The Dead Sea is dying, goes the conventional wisdom: The water level of the […]

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By AARON KATSMAN 06/29/2011 22:48 The need to increase access to clean water around the world has led some to call water the “oil” of this century. As the oppressive heat of summer is upon us, we are constantly reminded of our need for water. We walk around with water bottles, force our kids to […]

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Ammannet – Hanin Ramahi Friends of the Earth Middle East called on the government and neighboring countries for the rehabilitation of the Jordan River, given its importance environmentally, religiously, and as a source of water. The demand for rehabilitation came after a study prepared by the association that assessed the reality of environmental damage on […]

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Cross border women’s meeting in Gilboa FoEME’s Good Water Neighbors project brought together 25 women from the Giloba Regional Council in Israel and the Jenin / Jalameh community in Palestine on June 6th, for the first of a series of planned meetings. The women toured together their shared water resource, the Kishon Stream, today heavily […]

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Ammannet – Munira Shatti Jordan Valley residents have been waiting their turn for water for up to three weeks in spite of new procedures set by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation to try and solve both the supply and demand problem that the entire region is experiencing. The residents of Al-Karama in the Southern […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Construction work on the JD22 million Kufranjah Dam in Ajloun Governorate will start next month to store rainwater for drinking purposes, a government official said on Tuesday. Two agreements will be signed on Thursday with international and local companies for the implementation of the project and supervision of its construction, […]

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Ammannet – Hanin Ramahi The Energy Conservation and Sustainable Environment society intends to file a lawsuit against the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company and the Jordanian Prime Minister for violating diesel production standards in a way that threatens the environment and public hygiene. The Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company confessed to violating diesel production standards and pointed […]

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By GUY KATSOVITCH 06/30/2011 23:37 “This new information is likely to drive more interest to the area from both the energy world as well as the financial world,” report says. Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank are both upbeat on the gas and oil discovery announced by the Myra and Sarah licensees. “This new information is […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 07/01/2011 01:24 Experts say drilling will be clean and won’t leave a footprint; IEI’s shale extraction process aims to produce 40 billion barrels of oil. Talkbacks (13) Shooting out of a pipe at the Zoharim oil shale drilling site southwest of Beit Shemesh on Wednesday morning was the first shale sample from […]

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By Taylor Luck AMMAN – The government is set to receive bids for the country’s first wind farm next month, as energy officials attempt to revive the Kingdom’s drive for renewable energy. According to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khaled Toukan, eight shortlisted international firms are to submit bids in July for the planned […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Warning that “there is no such thing as a safe nuclear reactor,” environment activists staged a sit-in on Wednesday to express their rejection of the Kingdom’s nuclear programme. Wearing gasmasks and white overalls and surrounding themselves with radioactive nuclear waste barrels, scores of young men and women lay down on […]

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By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Energy officials on Thursday accepted bids for the construction of the country’s first nuclear reactor as protests over the peaceful nuclear programme continue. Amman accepted technical bids from three short-listed energy giants – Russian Atomstroy Export, Canadian AECL and a consortium comprising French firm AREVA and Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries […]

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Jet fuel leak could endanger animals in Negev reserve In the incident, more than 1.5 million liters of jet fuel leaked from a pipeline after earthmoving equipment ruptured a portion of the pipeline. By Yanir Yagna and Zafrir Rinat A fuel leak that continued for hours yesterday seriously damaged the Nahal Tzin nature reserve and […]

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Plan for housing project that would damage nearby kurkar bridge was on brink of final approval; Haifa regional planning and building committee introduce changes to plan that preserve bridge. By Zafrir Rinat Residents of Atlit and environmental organizations won a victory yesterday in their battle against a building plan that would severely damage a nearby […]

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By Shuki Sadeh Something changed in Israeli society just a week ago: The Dead Sea Works, one of the many companies owned by the Ofer family, appealed directly to the public via a huge advertising campaign, instead of sticking to its previous tactic of lobbying politicians and regulators behind the scenes. The company spent $1.5 […]

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* o o Share o reddit this * Duncan Clark * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 28 June 2011 10.44 BST * Article history With a rising global population, increasing water use per capita and depleting reserves of groundwater, there’s no doubt that blue gold, as water is sometimes called, is an increasingly precious resource. Yet despite a […]

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Earth’s water-stressed nations are borrowing against the future, as rising populations use stocks faster than they are replaced * o o Share o reddit this * Comments (58) Children of the revolution … water bottles are brought in to a housing complex in Beijing, China. Children of the revolution … water bottles are brought on […]

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By Khetam Malkawi AMMAN – The World Heritage Committee on Saturday inscribed Wadi Rum of Jordan, a mixed site displaying unique natural beauty and cultural significance, on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. With this win, Wadi Rum joined the Nabataean city of Petra, the Byzantine ruins and mosaics of Um Rasas and the Umayyad desert palace […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Inspectors have registered 80 hunting violations over the past three months, according to the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). The violations include hunting without a licence from the RSCN, hunting endangered birds and animals and hunting birds out of the allotted period, Mahdi Qatramiz, head of the […]

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