Category: Tourism & Leisure
Photo by Roey Egozi
The Farms Keep Flooding
Heavy winter rainfall events are producing intense and frequent floods to many agricultural areas in Israel. With greater financial damages accruing over time, what measures can be taken to better protect farmer’s livelihoods and our source of food?
Photo by Max Kaplan-Zantopp
The Couple that Changes the Relationship Between Birds and Farmers
She is an agroecologist from Germany, and he is a bird watcher from Israel. Their new joint study explores the way migratory birds help farmers in the southern Arava administer natural pest control
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A new Israeli initiative aims to protect urban wild plants
Have you recently come across some strange words written in chalk on the sidewalk? Most likely, this is not a children's game, but a new initiative aiming to raise awareness about the importance of wild plants in the urban environment – and it is gaining momentum.
Photo by Amir Arnon, Ramat Hanadiv
What’s the Gazelle eating?
The Mountain Gazelle is a symbol of nature conservation in Israel, but its habitats are disappearing quickly, and its future is uncertain. Luckily, the country’s forests seem to have given refuge to stable gazelle populations. For the first time, scientists are trying to understand how Israel’s pine forests support these elusive herbivores
Photo by Jochen Bückers on Unsplash
What will happen to the trees?
In hardly any other country of the world has planting trees changed the landscape and the living conditions as much as it did in Israel. In an ongoing research study on the country’s forests, researchers are looking for an answer to the question: “How will Israel manage and preserve its forests in the future?”
Photo by Sarah Ohayon
The Forgotten Reef
There is a little natural wonder, hidden underwater just off the beach of the Bat Galim neighborhood in Haifa. But the authorities’ continued disregard for the site could significantly damage its unique ecosystem
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Under the radar: How sportfishing in Israel contributes to a crisis in the Mediterranean Sea
Sportfishing in Israel has various negative effects on the health of the Mediterranean fisheries. What can be done to improve this situation?
Photo by Pierre Janineh on Flickr
Public Spaces and Mental Health in Times of COVID-19
The global quarantine measures in the face of COVID-19 have been unprecedented. And while Israel is still struggling to prevent a second lockdown, city dwellers thirsty for the outdoors flock to the beaches and parks. What did COVID-19 teach us about the importance of public spaces in the city?
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Going green: Tourism in a post-coronavirus world
What will local and global tourism look like after the Corona crisis? Dr. Yael Ram, a tourism researcher, thinks that flights and resorts will return, but the industry must be aware of its impact on the environment in order to be prepared for future crises
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Endangered Turtles Find Home in Israeli Sewage Plant
In the bustling central district of Israel, in a quiet green spot near the water, five turtles have set up their permanent home, undisturbed from human activity – almost. The location the turtles have chosen as their residence is right next to the Palgey-Sharon wastewater treatment plant
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