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First climate finance conference in Israel hears call for more government steps and action by individuals, warnings to business not to be left behind
Englman tells President’s Climate Forum his office places ‘special’ emphasis on monitoring sustainability, climate and environment, will issue...
Israel Council for the Child unveils extent of loss, against backdrop of increased family violence, sexual abuse, suicide attempts by children aged 9...
Agriculture Ministry, kibbutz and moshav movements, farmers’ federation, welcome move, which emphasizes speeding up the transition to using treated...
Plan, expected to be approved by members’ assembly in coming days, will include building of new neighborhood for first returnees to the community...
Fine prevails over Democrat Josh Weil in close vote, despite receiving only fraction of opponent’s campaign donations; number of Jewish GOP...
Noting that power generation in Israel uses highest share of fossil fuels in OECD, report says emissions from this sector are ‘strongly underpriced...
Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, where members fought terrorists in deadly battles on October 7, is a ‘microcosm of Israeli society’ where decisions are...
Leket Israel survey finds nearly half of food lost in 2023 was edible, could have fully met country’s nutritional needs
12th annual index scores environment risk posed by 125 large industrial plants belonging to 46 public and government companies
Plans for the bay’s polluting heavy industry to be replaced with green spaces, housing and commercial areas are behind schedule, but project heads...
Host of measures seeks to send animals back to the wild, deter city animal-lovers from feeding them
With an average 7,000 visitors daily, memorial near Kibbutz Re’im has become the most accessible for Israelis and overseas visitors seeking...
NIS 5 billion out of NIS 19 billion in state funds to rehabilitate, develop, communities within 7 kilometers of Gaza was frozen, as towns farther...
The Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council head had opened the tourist route 10 days before he was killed by terrorists; station includes carved...
Primatologist Tamar Fredman, whose sanctuary has taken in 16 monkeys seized by police, warns that wild animals don’t make good pets, suffer...
ENVA platform helps parent select funds for state’s Savings Plan for Every Child by ranking returns alongside investment in fossil fuels, polluting...
Some 2,500 people from around the world are helping landscape the compound at Kibbutz Hatzerim, southern Israel, where Be’eri residents are living...
Bereaved relatives hold ceremony at site to honor them; wife of security team member calls on government to establish commission of inquiry into...
After the US president orders America’s largest aid body gutted, repercussions are felt around the world as programs benefiting people from Africa...
Report maps failure by multiple ministries and government agencies to regulate, supervise, and charge for the mining of minerals that belong to the...
Reform Rabbi Ari Jun, a self-described liberal Zionist, has called for empathy for Palestinians in Gaza; protest organizers say his values don’t...
The largest known population of the ancient plants grows on fossilized sand ridges in the north and could prove helpful for the olive industry during...
With whole country defined from dry to extremely dry on drought index, Israel Meteorological Service says Golan Heights most parched since...
Interim report notes difficulties faced by moshavim and cities of Ofakim and Netivot, which suffered on October 7 but are outside of area earmarked...
5-year-old Yoav Avital asked to invent potion that could bring his friend back, dictated a letter imagining Ariel ‘flying over Gaza’ to ‘fight...
Untreated sewage has been flowing into stream for 9 months after damage at wastewater treatment plant; local official in charge of sewage says he...
Africa 3030’s Israeli American founder Ariel Kedem fears third Congolese civil war, warns the severely malnourished children his group is...
Expanded tariff options, shortened payback periods, tax incentives, fast-track grid connections, and a massive PR campaign aim at 100,000 new solar...
Law currently grants significant compensation to people of all ages if both parents are victims of hostile act; group says for some 60 people, their...
Report marking 500 days since Hamas onslaught says residents of Kerem Shalom, Re’im, likely to go home by end of March, Nirim by end of April,...
As Trump retreats on environment in US and Israeli commitment wavers, Jewish Climate Fund looks to engage more civic and religious leaders; raises...
As their immediate neighbors receive rehabilitation funds from the national Tekuma Directorate, four communities are suffering the same effects from...
Over past five years, February has seen increase in use of poisonous bait as farmers return to agricultural activity and seek to protect crops and...
Peer-reviewed research by Hebrew University and Edinburgh University experts suggests such patterns might also shape sounds made by other animals,...
King Abdullah II has rejected the scheme, is set to meet Trump next week; Jordan, which relies on US aid, has a fraught history with its sizable...
Ministries, emergency bodies, told to get ready for low likelihood of tsunami caused by major quake on Santorini; Israel would have up to 2 hours to...
A pilot project running in two regional councils near the Gaza border is matching local needs with the experience and skills of people around...
Energy Ministry’s interactive platform includes also displays possibilities for solar panels as providers of shade in parks, parking lots, sports...
Mass mortality near Moshav Patish in southern Israel apparently caused by approved pesticide; nature authority chief scientist pans state for...
Just 55 percent of the annual average for this time of year has fallen so far, but authority says desalination and management ensure there will be no...
Ministry says 53% of needs can be met by putting panels on existing infrastructure, but treasury must still approve billions to expand infrastructure
State comptroller says Europe Asia Pipeline Company gave out bonuses during year of oil leak, criticizes government for foot-dragging on oil import...
Research finds sea level rising almost 40% faster than global average, water is saltier, and invasive species comprise more than half the prey caught...
In 50,000 issue print run, bereaved families and others pen articles featuring reports they’d like to see in Israel in six months’ time
A Tel Aviv apartment building has become the first in the country to sign a contract for a solar energy storage battery that will enable it to go...
Israelis woke up on January 1, 2025, to massive rises in taxes, prices and utility bills. But the new year also ushered in a slew of reforms aimed...
TIRAT CARMEL — Visionary Yoki Gil understands a lot about the environment. But there is one thing he cannot wrap his mind around: the failure of...
The chief ornithologist of the KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund has initiated work on what will be the world’s first laser-based “chaser” to keep gray...