Megan Detrie Tue, 07/02/2012 – 22:41 On a small rooftop in a residential building in Maadi, Sherif Hosny has swapped satellite dishes for hydroponics to grow crops using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil. And he hopes to soon do the same to rooftops in surrounding lower-income areas. The name of this micro-agriculture initiative, […]

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By Charlotte Alfred MASAFER YATTA (Ma’an) — Development organizations and green energy pioneers face a political quagmire when working in Palestinian communities under full Israeli control. In recent months, the army issued demolition warnings against six solar and wind power systems in the South Hebron Hills, which were funded by European governments and development groups. […]

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By Charlotte Alfred MASAFER YATTA (Ma’an) — Pylons tower over South Hebron Hills village Um al-Kher, hoisting electricity cables that bisect the agricultural community. But like hundreds of their Palestinian neighbors, this tiny hamlet has no access to the power grid. The cables running above the heads of the 150 Um al-Kher residents supply a […]

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By SHARON UDASIN, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT 02/08/2012 01:15 Amid the cactus-strewn mountains of southern Spain, a bright yellow Israeli tulip stands tall. AORA ‘power flower’ solar thermal power station By Sharon Udasin ALMERIA, Spain – Amid the cactus-strewn mountains of Andalucía, in southern Spain, a bright yellow Israeli tulip stands tall above a sea of […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/08/2012 23:15 A team of Americans plans to bring the solar tulip technology of Yavne-based AORA Solar to the sprawling Arizona desert. AORA ‘power flower’ solar thermal power station By Sharon Udasin A team of Americans plans to bring the solar tulip technology of Yavne-based AORA Solar to the sprawling desert of […]

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Former employees at the Negev Nuclear Research Center in Dimona say were given only dusk masks, goggles during an official search for the rare mineral. By Gili Cohen Workers at the Dimona nuclear reactor were sent to search for uranium ore across Israel without the necessary protective gear, a court hearing discussing the class-action suit […]

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By NADAV SHEMER 02/13/2012 03:39 There are 33 battery-switch stations already in operation or close to completion around Israel. THE FLUENCE ZE (Zero Emission) By Nadav Shemer Better Place has unveiled its nationwide network of battery-switch stations, ahead of the scheduled commercial launch of its fleet of Renault Fluence ZE electric vehicles (EV) in the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/14/2012 04:14 Groups decry five-year, NIS 830 million budget for Dead Sea environmental protection and tourism. Dead Sea’s Ein Bokek By Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post After the cabinet unanimously approved a five-year, NIS 830 million budget for Dead Sea environmental protection and tourism on Sunday, green groups were not wholly satisfied […]

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by Mohammad Ghazal | Feb 14,2012 | 23:09 AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation will select a consortium to serve as the master developer of the Jordan Red Sea Project (JRSP) in April, a ministry official said Monday. The ministry has so far received technical and financial offers from two consortia and will […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 02/14/2012 03:57 Agriculture Ministry’s Fisheries Department confiscates a smuggled shipment of illegal predator fish. SPOTTED GAR predator fish By Hagai Neuberger Inspectors from the Agriculture Ministry’s Fisheries Department confiscated a smuggled shipment of illegal predator fish on Sunday in a delivery that was supposed to contain ornamental fish, the ministry reported. Inspectors […]

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Shark fishing is illegal in Israel since 42 percent of the 70 shark species in the Mediterranean Sea are in danger of extinction. By Zafrir Rinat In the past three weeks, Israel Nature and Parks Authority personnel have netted three men who illegally caught sharks off Israel’s shores. In most cases the shark meat is […]

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Scientists believe comparing data measured on land with those from space will enable more effective monitoring of algae concentrations and the pollution they cause. By Eli Ashkenazi Scientists have been studying the possibility of monitoring the algae in the Kinneret from space, in a bid to map the water quality in the lake more effectively. […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Jan 31,2012 | 22:53 AMMAN — Pumping stations across the country will be revamped starting this year under a Jordanian-German project designed to reduce energy consumption by 25 per cent, officials said on Monday. The project seeks to improve energy efficiency at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation’s stations and wells, […]

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JERUSALEM, February 9, 2012 (WAFA) – Head of the Palestinian Water Authority Shaddad Attili and French Minister Henri de Raincourt Thursday discussed ways of cooperation between the two countries and preparations for the water forum. Spokesman of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bernard Valero said, in a statement issued by the Consulate General of […]

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Show’s anchors set out to investigate the mineral water industry in Israel and found that the big mineral water bottling companies bottle water pumped from wells dug by the water utility Mekorot, not only spring water. By Adaya Fiterman Some mineral water bottles contain regular water from the Mekorot water utility’s drills, as opposed to […]

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Says move will allow him to continue his activities for social justice and the protection of nature. By Zafrir Rinat Former MK and Agriculture Minister Haim Oron has been chosen to head the executive committee of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and over the weekend held meetings with his colleagues at […]

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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestine has been accepted as a full member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the Palestine Wildlife Society said on Sunday. Executive Director Imad al-Atrash said the Bethlehem-based group was notified of Palestine’s entry to the global body, founded in 1948 as the world’s first international environmental organization. Since […]

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By: Mohamed El-Ashry Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry is vice-chairman of AFED board of trustees and former CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) The conventional wisdom that “markets know best” has been undermined by reality, and skepticism is growing about continuing a business-as-usual strategy where GDP growth is the overwhelming priority. Economic growth in the 20th […]

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By: Andrew Stee Keynote speech delivered by Dr. Andrew Steer, Special Envoy of the World Bank on Climate Change, at the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Arab Forum of Environment and Development (AFED), on 27 October 2011 in Beirut It is a great joy for me to be here. It is hard […]

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By: José Maria Figueres Keynote speech delivered by José Maria Figueres, former president of Costa Rica and Chairman of the Carbon War Room, at the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Arab Forum of Environment and Development (AFED), on 27 October 2011 in Beirut. Amigos y amigas buenos dias. Thank you all for […]

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