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Gal Vared holds a rope on which a soft coral grows in the coral reef at a depth of 15 meters in front of the Katsa beach (photograph: Dr. Ronan Lieberman)

Encouraging news: plastic pollution in the Gulf of Eilat is low compared to other coral reefs in the world

The research team: "We must act quickly to continue protecting our coral reefs" * The article is dedicated to the memory of Tal Ilon, a man of the sea, the commander of the Kfar Gaza alert squad who was murdered on October 7
Light pollution in Israel as seen from space. Image: depositphotos.com

The rate of land and sea warming in Israel is faster than the world average - from the State of Nature 2022 report trends and threats

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The State of Nature Report 2022, Volume Trends and Threats, presents a snapshot of key factors and processes that affect the state of nature in Israel as a result of human activity. The Fabric is the national program for assessing the state of nature of the Steinhardt Museum of Nature, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, KKL-Junk. and RTG
Shulamit Falls in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Ein-Gadi and nature conservation then and now

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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 there is no limit to the number of visitors and that water no longer flows in the spring of Ein Gedi
Herds of animals in Africa. Photo: COLOMBO NICOLA/Shutterstock

Economic nature conservation

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Nahal Banias Reserve. Photo: Protasov AN, Shutterstock

One of the good results of the corona virus - limiting visits to nature reserves

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Demonstrators against the IEI oil shale project in the Adolim region, in front of the meeting of the District Committee for Planning and Construction in Jerusalem, September 2, 2014. Photo: Green Trend

Adam, nature and law: nature, the environment and health will be harmed if the High Court is not allowed to intervene

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Animal migration in the Serengeti. Photo: shutterstock

Human influence on the Serengeti and Masai Mara is becoming clear

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Park ranger. Photo: shutterstock.com

listen to the forest to avoid damaging it

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A lion in the Kruger Reserve in South Africa. Photo: shutterstock

Another lion fell victim to "sporting" hunting

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A plastic bag at sea. Source: Ben Mierement, NOAA NOS (ret.

Something small and bad

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Buffaloes in the Hula marshes, against the backdrop of the Hermon, 30s or early 40s of the 20th century. Photo: Wikipedia.

70 years of environment in Israel

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Planting trees: forests absorb carbon, stabilize climate and prevent soil erosion. Source: Chris Poulin/USFWS.

The things everyone can do to save the environment

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Illustration: pixabay.

is there water

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Besides their food supply, polar bears depend on the sea ice to expand their range of movement, to find mates, and to pass on life skills to the next generation. Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service.

The slow death of polar bears

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British forest. Will the afforestation trend help curb climate change? Photo: Trần Anh Tuấn, Unsplash

The British plan to plant 50 million trees and create a huge forest in the north of England

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The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. is in danger of bleaching. Photo: yanguang lan.

Whitens and disappears

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algae. It still needs to be proven that platinum protects the human skin even outside the sterile laboratory. Photograph: Gugulethu Mhlanga.

Is the sunscreen of the future hiding in algae?

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Illustration: Marco Verch.

Tourism - offensive and destructive 

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Dong caterpillars, like the one in the picture, are able to gnaw and break down plastic. Image: Federica Bertocchini, Paolo Bombelli, and Chris Howe.

Can caterpillars that eat plastic save the world?

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The Dead Sea. Photo: Itamar Grinberg / israeltourism.

a dying sea

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Illustration: pixabay.

Chili pepper for elephant protection

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Eagle, among the critically endangered birds. Photo: Midad Goren, Society for the Protection of Nature.

New report: An alarming deterioration in the condition of birds in Israel

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The Australian wild dog, the dingo, is the last of the native carnivores on the continent. Photo: Peripitus / Wikimedia.

Australia's war on invasive species

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Photo: Dr. Jenny Tinakov.

Artificial diving sites in Eilat reduce the damage to the natural coral reefs

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A herd of wildebeest crosses the Mara River. Photography: Richard Toller.

Will the Serengeti dry up?

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