Dr. Asaf Rosenthal

Women in Ethiopia carry pots of mud, in the absence of running water. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Getting even hotter and no one cares about third world residents

The climate crisis is already here. For the residents of the poor countries considered the "Third World", there is no doubt the culprits: the rich Western countries. Not only do they avoid actions to prevent warming, they also continue to develop sources of pollution
Damage to migratory species. The illustration was inspired by the article by the artificial intelligence software DALEE.

Endangered migratory species

According to a UN survey, almost half of the migratory species suffer damage, and about a quarter are in danger of extinction. The most serious situation is that of the migratory fish species, with almost 97% of them in danger due to overfishing
The climatic holocaust brought upon us by the oil tycoons. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Warming up again: essential insights from the Dubai climate conference

The transition to renewable energy: the way out of the climate crisis But the oil, gas and coal tycoons have other plans
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A lament for the human race

Dr. Assaf Rosenthal quotes one of the participants following the climate conference in Dubai: "Humanity must stop using nature as a toilet", "Humanity has become a weapon of mass destruction".
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Will the COP28 climate conference lead to a breakthrough?

This week, representatives of many countries are gathering in Dubai to discuss measures to curb global warming and prevent future climate disasters. The conference, known as COP28, poses complex challenges to decision makers
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Are compensations sufficient for the destruction of the environment?

At the upcoming climate conference to be held in Dubai, ways to moderate global warming and the need to compensate the affected countries, especially island countries and countries in Africa, will be discussed again. Promises of compensation have already been given, but have not yet been fulfilled, and are being asked
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The beaches can serve as a natural buffer between the sea and the depth of the land, if man removes his intervention

An initiative is needed to save the beaches that are damaged due to human activity combined with global warming.
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Changing attitude to nature

For most people, "changing attitudes to nature" is nothing more than a purely academic side job, but this change is deeper. A fundamental and necessary change is required to maintain and protect biodiversity and protect populations
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Struggles over rivers

Following and because of global warming, by 2050 there will be about a billion people subject to disputes and struggles related to rivers, and this only in Africa
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Earth's Ecological Limits: Urgent Action Required for a Sustainable Future

According to preliminary research, we have already passed most of the limits of resource utilization. The world's resources, including the climate, biodiversity, water systems and other natural resources, have exceeded their limits and reached catastrophic levels. is there a way
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The population explosion and climate change: equivalent denial

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The World Bank is required to be transparent about its investments in fossil energy

It turns out that the World Bank invests billions in fossil fuel projects, and many investments are made in a non-transparent manner. This situation must change
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The climate crisis will not be alleviated until we reduce consumption, and not just look for substitutes

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources alone is not a solution without reducing demand and radical changes in energy consumption
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It is important to promote legislative policies and effective regulations aimed at solving plastic pollution

It is important to promote legislative policies and effective regulations aimed at solving the global plastic problem. Consumers should also be encouraged to choose sustainable products and producers should be required to produce environmental and recycled products. In addition, emphasis should be placed on
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What about the anointing of kings and the exploitation of nature, p

The African Zabads are caught in a bar to extract the musk oil that has been used since ancient times to anoint kings. Is it possible to develop a more humane method?
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Preparing for floods: The climate is changing but the authorities are ignoring it

Destruction of the beaches and serious damage to the marine environment in Eilat. The residents cried out, the authorities ignored
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Rain to saturation

Pesticides and disinfectants, plastic packaging and even Teflon leave compounds in nature that do not break down. Now it turned out that they are also found in the rainwater
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Only a return to the understanding that man is a part of nature will make it possible to bring about the recession of the climatic disaster

This is not a demand to turn back the clock, progress and science have made a wonderful world possible for us, but also a world that has been stripped of wonder, therefore it is necessary to restore respect for nature
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Africa - the continent most sensitive to the climate crisis

Between 2010 and 2020 more than 170 million Africans were affected by drought and at the same time more than 40 million Africans were affected by floods. Because of the climate crisis, by 2030 about 40 million will deteriorate
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The rise and fall of the Nile princess

In recent decades - after reaching a peak due to the population of Lake Victoria with the predatory fish that was not there before, the fishing productivity in Lake Victoria is decreasing due to overfishing and mortality due to water pollution.
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Pisgah to stop the desert

According to the head of the climate services of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) "even when the amounts of rain remain the same, because of the warming water evaporates and the area dries out
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War in nature

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agriculture, malaria and other troubles

African governments are in a race to establish agricultural enterprises to feed the rapidly growing population, but can harming the environment to develop agriculture and in particular increasing the risk of malaria be avoided?
A reservoir created following the construction of the regeneration dam in Ethiopia. From Wikipedia

Operation of the "Renaissance" dam in Ethiopia has begun despite protests from Egypt and Sudan

On 20/02/2022 the Prime Minister of Ethiopia inaugurated the dam when the reservoir contained 18 billion cubic meters. At the end of the procedure, the reservoir will contain 70 billion cubic meters
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Save the coffee

Researchers were looking for new varieties of coffee in Africa, which could replace the Arabica variety whose cultivation was damaged by climate change * A candidate was found in Sierra Leone
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The UN Environment Conference (UNEA) will fight the "triple disaster"

The combination of climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution and the accumulation of garbage in the environment are issues that need to be addressed together according to the United Nations
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Will legal trade in renewable rhino horns stop the extinction?

Consumers in Southeast Asia, where the main demand for rhino horns is, may not be content with harvesting horns from captive-bred rhinos as proposed by proponents of a new proposal aimed at stopping poaching
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Greenhouse gases - what are the differences between them and why is it important to stop their emission

Much has been said and written about greenhouse gases that are emitted as a result of human activity and cause global warming and climate change, an important topic that deserves a detailed explanation
US President Joe Biden at the COP26 climate conference held in Glasgow at the end of 2021. Photo: cop26

2021 a year of action to curb the climate crisis or blah-blah-blah?

Will decisions and statements made in the past year moderate the disaster? Below is a summary full of skepticism
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Will electric cars help mitigate the climate crisis?

As the trend of using electric cars becomes more and more widespread, the question arises as to what role they have in mitigating global warming
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A polluting controller?

In the past I have already referred to the need to reduce meat consumption in the face of the significant differences between the industrial form of farming in large farms in Western countries and nomadic herders, mainly in African countries. They are still not considered
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Ein-Gadi and nature conservation then and now

Dr. Assaf Rosenthal was the director of the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve for a decade during its declaration as a reserve. At an event held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the reserve, Dr. Rosenthal warned that today they do not limit the number of
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The UN climate conference - COP26 opens tomorrow in Glasgow - moving from talk to action

The convention was held in the hope that it is still possible to stop global warming at the limit of 1.5 degrees above what it was before the industrial revolution, in recognition of many of the participants of the urgency of the need for immediate action with the emphasis
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Illegal use and trade in wild species must stop

Ahead of the various conferences on climate issues and the preservation of biological diversity, it turns out that trade in species from the wild is one of the main causes of extinction and severe damage to the natural environment and living systems. This must be stopped in any way
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Before the UN climate conference in Glasgow - the most urgent things that need to be done

In preparation for the conference (COP26), which is of enormous importance and fateful for the future, the UN institutions are publishing seven main sections that will outline the initiatives and actions that the participants will need to decide and approve. Below is the list
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The hidden heater - laughing gas, which is also an ingredient in fertilizers

As part of the global effort to moderate greenhouse gas emissions, attention should be paid to the "laughing gas" (N2O). It's not so funny because it's a basic component of the fertilizer industry. the solution -
Climate change is only part of the picture, an answer to the climate crisis deniers. Infographic: Carmel Horowitz

How do you maintain living systems?

The climate crisis is followed by the collapse of many living systems in large areas of the earth. It is fitting that humanity acknowledges the damage done to humanity and the vital need to remedy its consequences
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Freeing Africa from plastic

24 out of 54 African countries have implemented laws to prevent the use of plastic bags. There are also measures to prevent the transportation of garbage in containers from Europe to African countries, a phenomenon known as "garbage colonialism" * The masks also add
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Why do conservation programs fail?

The Convention on Biological Diversity is a significant agreement when almost all countries are parties to it, but the convention binds countries only when the agreements in it overlap with the international legal system. States tend to implement agreements only
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"Biofuel" as a cause of deforestation

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The road to green restoration

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Regenerative agriculture for the environment and to improve crops

Throughout the twentieth century there was a huge increase in agricultural produce mainly following the "Green Revolution" which fulfilled promises and increased food production and nutritional security. At least in large parts of the world. At the same time, the agricultural revolution took its toll
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Who infects whom with SARS-CoV-2?

The winters in Denmark are not alone, many animals have been infected with the corona virus, some develop diseases, others are only used as surrogates. In any case, they maintain a reservoir for corona viruses to develop again and become violent
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Garbage "culture".

A typical African savanna landscape in Amboseli, Kenya. Photo: depositphotos.com

A threatening forest

Savannah and grass areas are threatened by the shadow of the colonial forest, although this is done with good intentions - to fight climate change, but the result is bad and does not help promote the goal
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The lesson worth learning from 2020

The combination of an epidemic and climate hazards made 2020 one of the most difficult years in recent decades. Many of the disasters may return to dominate the world and harm humanity and nature, unless we change our behavior in a way
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The African anteater forced to change hours of operation due to environmental stress

Although it is a common animal, it was difficult to see it active on daily trips, since during the day it hides in burrows and only goes out to look for food at night, at least that was the case until recent years when there
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Fences and their effect on the collapse of ecosystems

Researchers became interested in the effect of fences following observations of animals in California, Kenya, China and Mongolia, when strange behaviors were observed near fences, such as deer that walk many kilometers along fences or predators that use a line