The Dead Sea is shrinking to its lowest level in recorded history. By NOAM BEDEIN APRIL 22, 2020 20:40 If there is one positive outcome of the pandemic, it is the environment. The planet is breathing with less pollution. Animals are wandering freely in quarantined cities. And by coincidence, just this year, Israel witnessed a […]

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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 (WAFA) – The World Bank approved a $14 million grant as part of a multiphase Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of Energy Sector (ASPIRE) program to improve operational and financial performance of the Palestinian electricity institutions and diversification of energy sources, yesterday said to a World Bank press […]

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Drilling off the Lebanese coast has shown some traces of gas but no commercially viable reserves, Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar said on Monday. “Initial drilling results showed the presence of gas at different depths in the geological layers” of block 4, he told reporters at a news conference. But around two months after drilling started […]

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The Edete Corporation had developed the mechanical pollination after a drastic fall in bee numbers around the world, largely due to intensive agriculture, the use of pesticides, and climate change Reuters 04.22.20 A mechanical hum replaced the buzzing of the bees in one Israeli community this season as farmers, concerned over the global drop in […]

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Said Al-Ajani looks proudly over his lush date plantation, which recently survived a plague of red weevils — a destructive insect wreaking havoc across the Middle East and North Africa. “For 24 years, we cultivated our land normally. Then, we had to start spraying five to six times a year against the weevil,” said the […]

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Authorities rejected eight consignments of oranges since February due to the discovery of bromopropylate, which has been banned in the EU. By EYTAN HALON APRIL 29, 2020 Finnish customs have rejected approximately 104,000 kilograms of oranges imported from Israel in recent months, after discovering the presence of a banned pesticide. Authorities said they had examined […]

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Municipality says decrease in demand, coupled with popularity of electric bikes and scooters, led it to decide to terminate the Tel-O-Fun service in August Bar Peleg | Apr. 30, 2020 Tel Aviv announced it is terminating its contract with Tel-O-Fun bicycle rental service in August due to the increasing popularity of electric bikes and scooters. […]

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In honor of Earth Day next week, I am excited to invite you to join me on Zoom for the kickoff of the Arava Institute’s series of environmental micro-classes. In this time of isolation and social distancing, reconnect with nature by attending engaging 15-minute classes with the Arava Institute’s experts. We will be covering topics […]

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EcoPeace is thrilled to launch the first in a series of webinars that aim to continue the conversation around best practice in environmental peacebuilding. Now, more than ever, we must come together, in a spirit of cooperation, to address the immediate and long term challenges that threaten our world. Join us for a powerful, facilitated […]

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Will we use the coronavirus experience as a wakeup call that we need to do things differently on so many fronts? By MICHAEL M. COHEN APRIL 13, 2020 At our Sedarim around the world last week, asking the question, “Ma nishtanah halailah hazeh?” (How is this night different from all others?) took on deeper meaning […]

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Unlike the wildfires in California or Australia, we cannot claim that the pandemic is a direct result of climate change. By DAVID LEHRER APRIL 15, 2020 In late 2019, the sense of urgency for the world to deal seriously with climate change was building. As climatologists began to sound the alarm that we were fast […]

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Corals will only thrive if ‘serious action’ is taken to protect them, experts say By Maram Kayed – Apr 11,2020 AMMAN — While coral reefs are starting to bleach, turning pale and white in seas around the world, those growing in the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern end of the Red Sea are determined […]

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In February, the Water Authority announced that it would open the dam in late March if the Kinneret reached 20 centimeters below the upper red line. By TZVI JOFFRE APRIL 16, 2020 The Water Authority decided to open a canal to flow water from the Kinneret to the southern Jordan River on Thursday with the […]

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The warning was delivered by Dr. Orr Karassin, a senior lecturer at the Open University of Israel, based on evidence from the 2008 global financial crisis. By EYTAN HALON MARCH 26, 2020 A dramatic reduction in air pollution might seem like a silver lining in global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, but the world […]

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Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 26, 2020 | 11:34 PM When the time comes to address the causes of the coronavirus outbreak and what lessons to draw to prevent future pandemics, there will be no avoiding acknowledgement of the ecological disruption mankind is doing to the world. This disruption significantly magnifies the potential of the spread […]

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‘It’s possible that changes in climate conditions contributed to the drop,’ Environment Ministry allows Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 23, 2020 | 12:32 AM The concentration of a key air pollutant has fallen by 30 percent over the past few weeks, most likely “thanks” to the coronavirus. The pollutant in question, nitrogen dioxide, is mainly emitted […]

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Early one morning in Cairo, volunteers paddle their kayaks across the Nile, fishing out garbage from the mighty waterway that gave birth to Egyptian civilization but now faces multiple threats. Egypt’s lifeline since Pharaonic days and the source of 97 percent of its water is under massive strain from pollution and climate change and now […]

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Abul Saud calls on public to use water ‘with high sense of responsibility’ By Hana Namrouqa – Mar 23,2020 AMMAN — The Kingdom’s water resources are operating at their highest capacity to meet the rising demand for water, which has soared by 40 per cent since the government imposed a nationwide lockdown on Saturday to […]

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Climate change and global warming are beyond scientific debate now. Even if climate change is a natural process, it is clear that human activities are accelerating and worsening the existing problem. Scientists have been warning that rising temperatures could disturb biomes and eco systems with migration of microorganisms and insects to new regions, where climate […]

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The necessity of cooperating against the novel coronavirus should encourage Israeli and Palestinian authorities to also work together on day-to-day issues, such as water and air pollution. March 10, 2020 URL: www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/03/israel-cogat-coronavirus-crossborder-cooperation-environment.html Author: Akiva Eldar Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Feb. 2 declaration that he had “instructed” the Israel Biological Institute to develop a vaccine against […]

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