Environment
Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows
In late 2022, nearly 200 countries signed on to the "30 by 30" goal, pledging to mobilize at least $200 billion a year to reverse decades of biodiversity loss.
Global water reserves decline as river discharge falls to 35-year low in 2025, WMO report shows
'Sponge of the sea': Israeli researchers develop aerogel that captures, breaks down oil spills
Five sea turtles return to nature after rehabilitation, Israel Nature and Parks Authority announces
Tu Bishvat: From tax to hope, from the tree to the human being - opinion
In days of local and global upheaval, Tu Bishvat invites us to pause, to look closely, and to remember: the world has been entrusted to us.
Technion develops fuel that could make Israel a superpower – Boeing wants to lead
Civil aviation worldwide still lags behind land transport, relying on harmful fuel. Israeli research will play a key global role in advancing sustainable aviation.
How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots
From desert soils to date palms, Prof. Ilya Gelfand tracks the gases shaping our climate, and asks why no one was looking before.
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 34 with 32 still missing
The landslide hit Pasir Langu village in Bandung Barat region early on Saturday, triggered by heavy rains starting a day earlier.
From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push
As conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza ravage ecosystems, momentum is building to recognize environmental destruction as a war crime
Environmental cooperation emerges as cornerstone for Middle East peace, experts say
Shared environmental needs could succeed in creating stability in the Middle East, experts say
Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor
As the war winds down, Israel faces a quieter crisis – environmental damage from Gaza to the Dead Sea, alongside long-neglected ecological failures now demanding urgent attention
Seeing sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw
How one of the region’s worst environmental disasters has become a popular tourist excursion
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
Gaza facing environmental catastrophe as 60 million tons of toxic war debris buried under rubble
As Gazans struggle to recover from the war – trash, sewage, and toxic debris are creating an environmental catastrophe
