by Hana Namrouqa – Apr 12,2018 In the summer, forests and parks receive large numbers of picknickers who leave their rubbish behind them (Photo courtesy of ECO Hikers) AMMAN — The Ministry of Environment on Thursday completed the distribution of 1,000 waste containers across the country’s forests and public parks in a step seeking to […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN — Eco-tourism in Jordan’s 11 nature reserves opened for a new adventure season, with the numbers of visitors expected to increase this year, according to the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). With new services, hiking trails and picnicking areas introduced to its nature reserves over the past year, […]

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By JT – Apr 04,2018 AMMAN — Japan on Wednesday delivered the first batch of equipment and machinery to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in support for the water sector, in the presence of Japanese Ambassador Hidenao Yanagi and Minister of Water and Irrigation Ali Ghezawi, an embassy statement said. The $7 million grant […]

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By AFP – Mar 18,2018 GHOR AL HADITHA, Jordan — Jordan and Israel have long pursued a common goal to stop the Dead Sea from shrinking while slaking their shared thirst for drinking water with a pipeline from the Red Sea some 200km away. Geopolitical tensions have stalled efforts to break ground on the ambitious […]

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By SARAH LEVI 03/21/2018 The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development has continued to bring religious leaders together to reveal the connection between religion and ecology and move people to act towards more earth-friendly practices with an emphasis on faith since 2010. The Jerusalem-based center has been addressing the world geological crisis both in Israel and […]

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Hoping to make landfills obsolete, UBQ, which has raised $30 million in private investments, says it can take trash and make everyday use of garbage, from recyclable goods, to banana peels and chicken bones. Associated Press|Published: 03.22.18 , 22:43 Hawks, vultures and storks circle overhead as Christopher Sveen points at the heap of refuse rotting […]

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by Raed Omari – Mar 15,2018 AMMAN — Expecting “low” compensation rates for the lands the government has recently acquired to build a gas pipeline, lawyer of the land owners said on Wednesday that he will start legal procedures as of next week to claim higher payments. The government has officially acquired lands in the […]

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At issue is data meant to be privy to the public under the emissions permit the company will be receiving, which will set the pollution limits allowed during operation of the rigs Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 27, 2018 | 4:20 AM The Noble Energy company has asked to block publication of some of the data […]

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By MAX SCHINDLER 03/25/2018 In a bid to stay competitive, executives from the energy giant toured the country last week, meeting with and looking at investments in several Israeli start-ups. Centrica Innovations – the investment arm of Centrica Plc., Britain’s largest energy and gas supplier – is scouring Israel for energy technology with a £100 […]

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Israel has made headway by tenderly digging up and collecting precious eggs from the beaches to hatch them where it’s safe, but green sea turtles are still critically endangered Zafrir Rinat Apr 05, 2018 In early May, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority inspectors will begin their annual quest for turtle eggs, combing Israel’s beaches […]

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Mission includes archaeologists fixing up water systems that haven’t been maintained in 1,100 years and trimming wasteful leafage as climate change slams the Middle East By Ruth Schuster Mar 19, 2018 A few olive trees, some possibly over 1,000 years old, cling to life the heart of the barren Negev – barely. After several winters […]

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The color is due to use of desalinated water, says the Water Authority, and is not dangerous Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 23, 2018 | 4:44 AM Israel’s Water Authority admitted on Wednesday that the addition of desalinated water to the supply in parts of northern Israel is responsible for what consumers described as yellow and […]

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UN launches 10-year action plan to overcome water scarcity challenge By JT – Mar 24,2018 AMMAN — Jordan has participated in the high-level meeting on water that was held at the UN headquarters in New York, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Saturday. The UN on Thursday launched a 10-year water action plan that […]

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Tobias Ide March 2018 International Studies Review DOI10.1093/isr/viy014 The literature on environmental peacemaking claims that groups in conflict can put aside their differences and cooperate in the face of shared environmental challenges, thereby facilitating more peaceful relations between them. This study provides the first comprehensive review of the widely dispersed empirical evidence on such environment-peace […]

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Date: Wednesday 11 April 2018 Time:12:00 – 14:00 Venue: Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EG RSVP: EcoPeace Middle East in association with Herbert Smith Freehills, theFTWeekend and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung cordially invite you to Promoting Middle East Water & Energy Security Through Investment in a Water-Renewable Energy Exchange for Peace & Stability. Water-Energy […]

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EcoPeace Middle East at the Sderot Conference, March 6th, 2018, Israel EcoPeace held a special panel moderated by the journalist Smadar Peri the Middle East Desk Chief of Yediot Ahronot, as part of the Sderot Conference about the Gaza water and sanitation crisis and its impact on Israel. Participants in the panel discussed with residents […]

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2018/03/24 By Eid Yasin QALQILYA, March 24, 2018 (WAFA) – Israeli settlements in the Qalqilya district, northwest of the West Bank, are the main cause of environmental pollution, which results mainly from wastewater and sewage that flows from these settlements into Palestinian agricultural land nearby. This has destroyed crops and diffused diseases and epidemics in […]

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Mar 20,2018 AMMAN — The capital’s population stands at 4 million people, up by 1.5 million people compared to 10 years ago, creating greater pressures and challenges for the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) to provide better infrastructure, Deputy Amman Mayor Hazem Neimat said on Tuesday. During a workshop, titled “strategy planning for local economic development”, […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Mar 22,2018 AMMAN — A vegetation report on a 20-dunum plot of land which suffered illegal logging and wildfires over the past decade, indicated that its natural regeneration is “very high”, an environmental activist said on Thursday. The report showed that the land, which once enjoyed a thick cover of forest […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Mar 21,2018 AMMAN — Under a new municipal initiative, individuals who commit environmental violations will be ordered to do community service to help clean up rubble from Amman’s empty lots rather than paying fines. In accordance with the initiative, truck drivers caught dumping debris in areas undesignated for the disposal of […]

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