By JT – Dec 07,2022 AMMAN — The Water Ministry’s Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) and USAID have signed an agreement implementing efforts to reduce water loss at the King Abdullah Canal over a distance of eight kilometres.  USAID contributed $9.5 million, and the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) contributed $950,000 to the project, a ministry […]

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By Sylvia Morna Freitas – Dec 11,2022 Representative image (Photo courtesy of unsplash/Ernest Ojeh) AMMAN — Since the implementation of the National Green Growth Plan (NGGP) in 2016, Jordan has scaled up its use of electric vehicles (EVs) in both the public and private sectors in order to encourage green and sustainable growth, improve air […]

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By JT – Dec 13,2022 Guests during the launch of the Green Factory Award on Tuesday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) on Tuesday launched the Green Factory Award to encourage environmentally responsible business practices and lay the groundwork for the country’s transition to a green economy. The award is established […]

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Wildcats, birds and frogs. Hyenas. Maybe (shh) even otters are staging a comeback as floundering fish farms are given back to nature Ruth Schuster. Oct 25, 2022 “Draining the swamp” has been a vast source of pride for Zionists. The effort began in the 19th century by planting eucalyptus trees – though the main thrust […]

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Local farmer reports finding wolf den in his grove while pruning his citrus trees; excited nature conservationists sight parents and seven pups Ynet|12.12.22 | The Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) routinely monitor wolf populations in the western part of the Negev desert, but what they found this week was unusually delightful. Nestled between the […]

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Arriving from France, 2-year old mademoiselle in process of acclimatizing to new home before meeting intended mate Coresh; Safari park staff turns to public for suggested names for newest resident ‏‎Korin Elbaz Alush|12.14.22 Newly arrived resident of the Safari park in Ramat Gan, is awaiting her new Israeli name. The staff has turned to Ynet […]

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The World Cup’s first temporary stadium will soon be dismantled after hosting seven matches in two weeks at Qatar 2022. Stadium 974 – named after Qatar’s international dialling code and the number of shipping containers used in its construction – was one of seven grounds built for the tournament, while an eighth was extensively redeveloped. […]

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Next year’s U.N. climate talks in the United Arab Emirates must work towards a just and equitable energy transition, the oil-rich host country, seeking a gradual move from fossil fuels, said Friday. The UAE is one of the world’s biggest oil producers. It wants to “bring diverse and different thoughts to the table from all […]

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Dec. 6, 2022 JERICHO, West Bank — There are two dramas playing out today along the banks of the River Jordan, representing the two most powerful forces shaping politics in and around Israel. Tell me which one dominates, and I’ll tell you what relations between Jews and Arabs will look like…. For full article see […]

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Tamar Zandberg Nov 7, 2022 The government that will be sworn in here in the coming weeks will be a nationalist, conservative and populist one. It will curtail the rights of women and minorities, deepen inequality, scorn peace and, if the threats of some of its members are carried out, work to change the system […]

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Ministry recently began studying more than a million hospitalizations over the past 11 years, finding a similar trend to rising diseases in Israel as found throughout the world Lee Yaron Dec 2, 2022 The Health Ministry has found a correlation between global warming and the rise in the number of Israelis hospitalized for heart, brain […]

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The self-sufficient toolbox allows for crops to grow, while creating electricity through solar panels – ‘the main idea is to harvest the sun twice’; Those benefiting most from this innovation are mostly remote communities, such as indigenous populations, smaller farms, kibbutzim A unique project on a small piece of land in the desert of Israel […]

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Insurance Fund for Natural Risks in Agriculture says most wheat fields in Israel have no irrigation infrastructure, and with no storm systems on the horizon, damage from lack of precipitation to agriculture could reach millions Yair Kraus|12.12.22 | It has been two weeks since Israeli farmers planted wheat seeds in their fields, but instead of […]

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The United Arab Emirates has directed government entities such as the armed forces and hospital authorities to buy locally grown produce to support agri-tech efforts in the desert country, the minister of climate change and environment said on Sunday. The UAE, which imports 90% of its food, took the decision at an annual government meeting […]

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The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Cyprus Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany, regarding cooperation on a major atmospheric research project named Atmospheric Research Expedition to Abu Dhabi (AREAD). The agreement will see an EAD research vessel fitted with advanced monitoring equipment supplied and […]

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The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and Kinneret Academic College have launched a call for proposals to create new innovative products or services that improve energy and/or water efficiency for businesses in the tourism industry. The call is part of the transboundary GREENinMED project and funded by the European Union through the ENI CBCMED programme. […]

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Marom Energy slated to begin construction of plant on privately held Bedouin land, as Israel aims to double solar capacity by 2025 By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE Published: DECEMBER 7, 2022 Israel is heading toward a green energy revolution, and it turns out that the Bedouin community could play a starring role. Marom Energy, a […]

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PNI now wants to work with numerous kibbutzim to reestablish wetlands and build ecotourism sites across Israel. By JODIE COHEN Published: DECEMBER 9, 2022 When my family first moved to Israel, I remember one day I noticed a strange black cloud in an otherwise perfectly blue sky. The cloud moved quickly and in a strange […]

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University of Haifa: Huge amounts of waste have been found at the mouth of the Kidron Stream leading to the Dead Sea. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH DECEMBER 7, 2022 Huge amounts of plastic waste have been discovered at the mouth of the Kidron Stream that abuts the Dead Sea’s waterline according to researchers from the University […]

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Animals more and more across waste left by humans in the open, sometimes leading to deadly outcomes; environmentalists warn similar cases unfortunately more common as non-biodegradable waste accumulates Noa Fischer|12.04.22 | 16:02 A jackal has been found dead in northern Israel after his head became stuck in a discarded plastic bottle that he couldn’t free […]

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