Forest

Hiking the Holy Land: Biblical secrets in Yatir Forest

In Israel, biblical history isn’t locked away in museums – it’s just there, scattered across the hillsides, waiting for anyone who takes the time to look.

YATIR, NESTLED in the mountains of southern Judah, was a spiritual anchor – a place where priests lived, taught, and served.
 ESA launches Biomass satellite to map Earth's forests and measure carbon storage.

New satellite tool maps Israeli forests from space, supporting forest management

KKL Sukkot Activity.

Want to go on a trip without giving up the Sukkah? KKL has you covered

Upano valley.

The Amazon’s Lost City Left Hidden Footprints in Today’s Forests, Study Shows


Two Israelis rescued from a forest fire in Laos - report

The Laotian rescue forces were coordinating with the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry throughout the rescue, the report said.

 A view of the Mekong river bordering Thailand and Laos is seen from the Thai side in Nong Khai, Thailand, October 29, 2019. Picture taken October 29, 2019.

Gardening expert recommends seven houseplants that will help you get rid of dust

This expert claims that there are a number of plants that can be grown at home that clean the air of dust and dangerous chemicals. Most of them are easy to handle.

 A willow tree shades the charming garden at Beit Shalom

US Forest Service chief visits Israel, impressed by KKL-JNF

US Forest Service chief Randy Moore says he is ‘completely impressed’ with the work KKL-JNF has done planting trees here

 Randy Moore, chief of the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, with Omri Bone, KKL-JNF’s Northern Region director.

Wildlife species worldwide have dropped significantly in survival. Here's why.

World leaders are expected to meet at the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) this December, in order to find solutions to the depletion of species.

Forest near Dundukovo dam in Central Bulgaria

Extensive reforestation of semi-arid areas won't moderate global warming - study

Surprising new Israeli research finds that afforestation in semi-dry places may even make global warming worse.

 The net climatic effect of afforestation of arid areas suitable for planting. In gray - arid areas that are not suitable for planting for various reasons (agricultural areas/urban areas/hot or dry or too cold areas). In red - high heating effect. Yellow - low heating effect. Green - low cooling eff

What does your dream home look like? - opinion

I know every detail of my dream house. It would still be in Jerusalem because I am bonded to this mystical city, but it would not be an upstairs apartment.

 'THE DOOR would have a big brass knocker, to tell me that a friend has arrived.' (Illustrative).

Even modest climate change may lead to sweeping changes - study

“Our results spell problems for the health and diversity of future regional forests,” said lead author Peter Reich.

 Infrared lamps and soil heating cables warm an experimental forest plot at a University of Minnesota field site in northeastern Minnesota.

Fast moving wildfire in Northern California forces residents to evacuate

More than two decades of drought and rising temperatures, exacerbated by climate change, have made California more vulnerable than ever to wildfires.

A firefighter works as the Caldor Fire burns in Grizzly Flats, California, US, August 22, 2021.

The impact of deforestation goes beyond carbon emissions – new study

In the same way that an umbrella disperses rain and keeps the person underneath dry, forests play the same biophysical role with heat.

An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019.

Ukraine accuses Russia of planning to cut down and sell its forests in 'ecocide'

"The occupying state plans mass deforestation of Ukrainian forests," alleged Ukraine's Intelligence Directorate.

 Members of the Ukrainian forces sit on a military vehicle amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the Vyshgorod region near Kyiv, Ukraine March 10, 2022