By Avi Bar-Eli http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/state-owns-the-leviathan-gas-find-petro-czar-says-1.294400 “We have two causes for celebration,” Yaakov Mimran, Petroleum and Mining Commissioner in the National Infrastructure Ministry, said to TheMarker over the weekend. He was referring, of course, to Thursday’s announcement by the U.S. firm Noble Energy, which together with its Israeli partners has been carrying out exploratory drilling at three […]

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Activists call on the Environmental Protection Ministry to move ahead on a law requiring the recycling of packaging and for local authorities to separate wet and dry waste and sending it for recycling. By Zafrir Rinat http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/report-israelis-recycle-only-18-percent-of-household-garbage-1.294391 A report by the environmental group Union for Environmental Defense reveals that the extent of recycling of household […]

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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=115647#axzz0q7YF1D8I Greenpeace tells Bassil move could lead to disaster similar to US Gulf By Patrick Galey Daily Star staff Monday, June 07, 2010 Listen to the Article – Powered by Patrick Galey Daily Star staff BEIRUT: World Environment Day brought with it dire warnings of natural catastrophe, should the Energy Ministry go through with a […]

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Monday, June 07, 2010 http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=115650#axzz0q7Ys3e6k BEIRUT: Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal distributed about 50,000 eco-friendly shopping bags on Saturday, as part of the ministry’s new environmental campaign. For the occasion of National Environment Week and World Environment Day, the ministry launched a campaign to encourage the use of eco-friendly shopping bags instead of nylon and plastic […]

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At his own initiative, Dr. Martin Weyl has decided to save Hiriya and transform the vast garbage dump outside Tel Aviv into a huge park. In the meantime, he says he’s learned more than he bargained for about capital, government and vested interests − as well as about Ehud Olmert. http://www.haaretz.com/magazine/friday-supplement/the-magic-mountain-1.292598 By Noam Dvir Two […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 06/06/2010 05:37 http://www.jpost.com/HealthAndSci-Tech/ScienceAndEnvironment/Article.aspx?id=177580 Winners design program to control lights via iPhone. The contestants might have been louder and more excited than your average engineering competition competitors – but these were high school seniors so a little noise was understandable. However, when it came time to explain their projects, these pupils were […]

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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=115651#ixzz0q7bzwwG9 By Robert Cusack Special to The Daily Star Monday, June 07, 2010 Listen to the Article – Powered by Robert Cusack Special to The Daily Star BEIRUT: The importance of bee-keeping and its special role in nature conservation was highlighted at the closing celebrations for project “Oak Honey” at UNESCO palace, Saturday. Project “Oak […]

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table of contents. See http://www.emwis.net for full document Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the Water Sector EMWIS is a program of the Union for the Mediterranean. For further information: http://www.emwis.net Monthly Flash produced by the EMWIS Technical Unit- OIEAU, CEDEX, SOGESID- It is available in English, French & Arabic. (French & Arabic versions […]

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Friends of the Earth Middle East is deeply shocked and saddened by the latest violence on the Gaza flotilla, tragically ending with 9 deaths and many more wounded. FoEME, as a member of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace NGO Forum, seeks to reiterate its position that we are working against violence from any side, towards solving every […]

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http://english.wafa.ps/?action=detail&id=14304 التاريخ : 3/6/2010 الوقت : 12:17 RAMALLAH, June 3, 2010 (WAFA)- The exploitation and misuse of natural resources by the Israeli occupation affect the environment, and cause pressure on natural resources. The Palestinian Territory suffers from a high population density and a lack of natural resources. The Palestine Central Bureau for Statistics (PCBS) said […]

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By Luc Stevens http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=27128 Every year, Jordanians use 3 billion plastic bags. That makes 500 per person per year, to be compared against approximately 300 or less per person in much richer countries such as Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom. Plastic bags made of polyethylene take up to 1,000 years to decompose and, unless […]

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IDF to erect investigation committee over allegations that military tank sparked the fire as its metal wheels moved over rocks. By Eli Ashkenazi http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/fire-ravaged-golan-nature-reserve-will-take-years-to-recover-1.292554 Golan Plain extinguishing flames over Golan Heights nature reserve, 27 May 2010. Golan Plain extinguishing flames over Golan Heights nature reserve, 27 May 2010.Yaron Kaminsky 1/9 Head of Israeli Northern Command […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 05/28/2010 05:17 http://www.jpost.com/HealthAndSci-Tech/ScienceAndEnvironment/Article.aspx?id=176708 Major environmental violations should be considered crimes against humanity, criminologist says in new book. Serious environmental crimes match many of the criteria for crimes against humanity, Dr. Danny Gymshi, head of the Criminology and Law Enforcement Institute at the College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon Lezion (COMAS), […]

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By Hana Namrouqa http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=26990 AMMAN – The Ministry of Water and Irrigation has approved granting a licence to a French company for studying and investing in the thermal power of deep water aquifers in Jordan, a government official said on Saturday. Aquifers with a depth ranging between 1,000-3,000 metres are characterised by high temperatures, which […]

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By Hana Namrouqa http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=27139 AMMAN – The Ministry of Water and Irrigation plans to provide a constant water supply in the Kingdom to reduce deterioration of water networks and pollution, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The ministry has identified the implementation of the Disi Water Conveyance Project as an opportunity to switch from […]

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By Hana Namrouqa http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=27141 AMMAN – Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad Najjar on Wednesday said the location for pumping water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea under the Red-Dead Water Conveyance Project has not been selected yet. Concerned parties are still in the phase of studying the project’s economic feasibility and environmental […]

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By GAIL LICHTMAN http://www.jpost.com/LocalIsrael/InJerusalem/Article.aspx?id=176770 05/28/2010 22:43 As Jerusalem joins the Local Action for Biodiversity network, 40 of the city’s urban nature sites are granted protection. For years, the study of biodiversity – the variety of life on Earth – was thought to lie in remote areas of our planet untouched by human hands, such as […]

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Conservation Agriculture A pathway towards sustainable agriculture http://www.mectat.com.lb/metopic/ConservationAgri/ConservationAgri.htm May 2010 By: Berthold Hansman and Boghos Ghougassian Conventional agricultural practices in the world, such as tillage, have led into the deterioration and degradation of soils and decrease in their productivity. It became more and more evident that the existing production systems are no longer sustainable and […]

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http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=26899 By Matthew Bresnahan ZARQA/AMMAN – Jordan’s expected population growth will have a major economic, social and environmental impact on the Kingdom, according to USAID Mission Director in Jordan Jay Knott. At the current growth rate of 2.3 per cent, Jordan’s population is expected to double from six million to nearly 12 million persons by […]

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3893071,00.html For years some150 army bases have poured their waste water into open areas, causing severe environmental damage. Now, after long-running dispute over budget, agreement reached to allocate NIS 400 million towards connecting bases to sewage systems by 2015. Environmental Protection Minister Erdan: Historic decision Attila Somfalvi Published: 05.25.10, 08:14 / Israel Activism IDF bases […]

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