Forest
Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border
This is a broad initiative led by the ministry, as part of a national regulatory process, aimed at providing effective protection for forested areas in Israel.
Jerusalem hills finally recovering from devastating 2025 wildfires
Secrets of a drowned realm: DNA traces show the North Sea once held sprawling woodlands
KKL-JNF unveils new photographs of Forest of the Martyrs to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
Fires break out throughout northern Israel, Jerusalem
Multiple fires broke out throughout Israel on Thursday afternoon. While some were put out, others are still leaving streets blocked, with Fire and Rescue Services attempting to put out the flames.
WZO rehabilitates forests damaged by rockets and incendiary devices
The project, in collaboration with KKL-JNF, is intended to encourage Zionist values that combine a response to terrorism, the integration of Diaspora Jews in Zionist activities and more.
Is coffee causing deforestation?
Most of us can't start our day without a cup of coffee, but is this caffeine habit costing the planet?
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs helped shape rain forests - study
“A global catastrophe involving a mass extinction produces a different world.”
France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire
The trunk was large enough for an 18-meter long beam that will help support the weight of the spire.
Crowdsourcing NGO purchases 700 acres in Brazil, Kenya for conservation
This year, for the first time, TiME will acquire two plots of land in a single year: 500 acres in Brazil's Atlantic forest and 200 acres in the Dakatcha woodland in Kenya.
Wild boar charges 48-year-old woman on hiking trail
The medical team carried equipment about 1 km into the forest, evacuating the woman on a stretcher the entire way back before driving her to the hospital.
Weekend Wildfires Ravage Israeli Forests
Wildfires sparked by extreme heatwaves this past weekend (Oct. 9-11) have destroyed hundreds of acres of forest in northern and central Israel.
Drones plant trees from the sky after US wildfires
Heatwaves and dry-lightning coincided with drier conditions that climate scientists blame on global warming.
What will happen to the trees of Israel?
In hardly any other country has planting trees changed the landscape and living conditions as much as it did in Israel last century. The question now is how to preserve the forests for the future.
