KKL-JNF

Growing global connections: How KKL-JNF trades knowledge with the world

From forest management to climate resilience, the organization is exporting Israeli expertise while learning innovative strategies from international partners

First Lady of Kenya Rachel Ruto at the Eshtaol Nursery of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, together with Karin Bolton, KKL-JNF section head for international organizations, and nursery manager Rotem Atias.
The new exhibition at the Knesset, February 3, 2026.

New archaeology exhibit marks 60 years of Knesset building with rare finds from Jerusalem, Galilee

Jerusalem 1951, Young Girl Planting a Sapling During Tu BiShvat.

KKL-JNF marks Tu Bishvat, highlighting tree-planting tradition with newly released archival photos

KKL-JNF building in Jerusalem

KKL-JNF increases funding for communities affected by October 7, educational budget


The land still burns: Israel’s damaged forests face long road to recovery after war

After two years of war, Israel is counting the environmental costs – from blackened forests in the North to degraded soil in the South

An employee of Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority inspects a burnt tree following a rocket attack from bordering Lebanon, at the Tel Dan nature reserve in northern Israel in November 2024.

Weeks after tragic attack, Australian educators visit Israel for KKL-JNF seminar

Coming just weeks after the deadly Bondi Beach, the visit was of significant importance to the attendees.

Australian educators visit Israel as part of a KKL-JNF visit, weeks after the Bondi Beach terror attack, January 2026.

When votes no longer matter: Why Eyal Ostrinsky must not be entrusted with KKL - opinion

If Eyal Ostrinsky is elected chairman of KKL, it will signal that representation is conditional, elections are reversible, and institutional access depends on ideological compliance.

KKL-JNF building in Jerusalem

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

“It is important to remember that remote-sensing tools like the one developed in this study cannot replace the field survey in the coming years,” said a KKL-JNF statement

 ESA launches Biomass satellite to map Earth's forests and measure carbon storage.

Critically endangered perennial herb successfully propagated by KKL-JNF

The endangered herb is mostly found in the Sharon and Menashe heights but exists in only small, isolated spots across the country as its population has declined since the mid-20th century.

Teucrium Procerum

'Rise and rebuild': KKL-JNF releases commemorative charity box to mark two years of resilience

The metal box was designed in hopes of telling the story of “Israeli resilience” since Hamas’s invasion on October 7, 2023, the organization shared.

KKL-JNF releases charity box themed on war and reconstruction to help Israel rebuild after two years of conflict.

Father of slain IDF soldier Rabbi Doron Perez to be new World Zionist Organization chair

Perez is set to become the World Zionist Organization chair as part of a power-sharing rotation between World Mizrachi and Yesh Atid, which will take charge in the second half of the term.

Rabbi Doron Perez, 55, embraces his daughter Shira Perez, in their home in Yad Binyamin, Israel October 19, 2023.

World Zionist Congress kicks off in Jerusalem to set agenda for national institutions

Over 1,400 delegates and alternate delegates from 43 countries will participate in the WZC, which serves as the legislative and decision-making body for the World Zionist Organization.

 The city of Jerusalem.

Epic Israel race turns Carmel into celebration of nature and resilience

What began as a tribute to the late Giora Tsachor has grown into Israel’s largest cycling event.

Cyclists push through the trails of the Carmel during the 10th annual Winner Epic Israel race – blending sport and nature in a four-day celebration of endurance.

No. 34: Heads of organizations that support survivors of war and terror

Ifat Ovadia-Luski, Doron Almog, Yael Eckstein, and Eli Beer are four important and powerful Jewish Israelis who continue to serve the people in our society who need it the most.

(L-R from top): Yael Eckstein, Eli Beer, Doron Almog, Ifat Ovadia-Luski