Ecology

A kibbutz in the south joins the list of the best tourism villages in the world

The ecological and cooperative Kibbutz Neot Semadar was selected from among 270 nominations for the UN Tourism organization’s Best Tourism Villages list.

Kibbutz Neot Semadar was selected for the UN Tourism organization’s Best Tourism Villages list
Dr. Sofia Bouchebti: "You think you know what to expect from an experiment, and then the results go in a totally different direction. That’s what makes it exciting"

BGU's brilliant biologist is redefining the way we see insects

 Colossal Biosciences launches project to revive the extinct giant bird.

Colossal Biosciences launches project to revive the extinct giant Moa Bird

 RABBI YONATAN NERIL.

Rabbi Yonatan Neril: Founder of Israel's interfaith NGO linking religion and ecology


Stav Shaffir offers a 12-year green economy program for Israel

Israel Democratic Union party released on Tuesday a program meant to place Israel on the cutting edge of the global effort to save the planet.

Stav Shaffir

Israeli researchers are using 3D printing technology to help rebuild coral reefs

Coral reef systems are being continuously degraded worldwide. This technology, now being applied off the coast of Eilat, helps rebuild the diversity of the underwater ecosystem.

A man snorkels in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef

Trump speaks with Brazil's Bolsonaro, offers aid with Amazon fires

Brazil’s Amazon is burning at a record rate, according to data from the National Institute of Space Research.

A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers in Porto Velho, Brazil August 24, 2019

July 8, 2019: What the Ethiopians demonstrated

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

An existential threat to Israel is being largely ignored

Just as a person with a high fever suffers from many of its effects, there have been many negative effects of increased global temperature.

 PLASTIC BOTTLE floats in the Mediterranean Sea, at Zikim beach near Ashkelon

The unseen battle against the wild sunflower

The Wild Sunflower is an allelopathic plant, spreading toxins from all its parts - leaves, stems, flowers and seeds - that deter the growth of other plants or even kills them.

A wild sunflower

Scientists unlock menu of the Earth's early lifeforms

Recently discovered in southern Namibia, new fossil data on the ancient lifeform Ernietta allows scientists to understand how they ate together, and why.

Fagus Sylvatica, from the Piacenzian period

Pope backs carbon pricing to stem global warming

Carbon pricing, via taxes or emissions trading schemes, is used by many governments to make energy consumers pay for the costs of using the fossil fuels that contribute to global warming

Pope Francis kisses a child during the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, June 20, 2018.

A one-of-a-kind research station for climate change

A team of Israeli scientists is experimenting with changes in rainfall patterns to determine how native vegetation will adapt to new climatic conditions.

Many regions in the Middle East, Asia and Africa predict higher temperatures, drier air, and more severe and frequent droughts

F.I.G., permaculture center teaches green living in Israel

Learning self-sufficient agriculture in Israel.

Showing off gourds at Shefa food forest