Category: Tourism & Leisure
Photo by Tsvika Tsuk, Israel Nature and Parks Authority
Rooted in History
The first Israeli study of its kind examined how the important archeological site in Beit She'arim can be saved from the roots of the trees that penetrate it without harming the trees themselves.
Photo by J Sommer on Flickr
Not Mush-Room for Error
A new Israeli study reveals the threats currently facing wild mushroom populations in Israel. What needs to be done, and what needs to change in order to ensure their presence and diversity for the climatically grim years ahead?
Photo by John Yunker on Unsplash
Birds, Bushes, Balance
A new Israeli study has found a link between the proliferation of shrubs in forests and the variety and quantity of birds in the surrounding area. How will this affect existing shrub thinning policies aimed at preventing severe instances of forest fires?
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
Common Fig
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
Photo by natsuki on Unsplash
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?
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