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Established in 1953, The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) is Israel's leading environmental non-profit organization. For over 60 years SPNI has been dedicated to protecting and preserving Israel's natural resources, environment, natural assets and unique landscape. The work carried out by SPNI now will determine what the land of Israel will look like for generations to come.


Nature News

Sasgon Valley saved

Thanks to you Sasgon Valley Saved Designated as Nature Reserve

December 16, 2019
Thanks to your support an unspoiled stretch of the Arava desert near Eilat was saved. After a series of legal battles for nearly 25... Read more »


Cleaning Up Our Act: It Takes a Nation

July 2, 2019
By Yael Ilmer and Aya Tager   There’s no easy way to say it: Israel has a serious litter problem. Following... Read more »


Announcements

Dawn in the Hula Valley

November 2020 Mission

You are invited to spend a week with us this November to see some of these corners and species that through your support of SPNI you’ve helped save.

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Recent Blog

SPNI prepares for the sabbatical year.

Thoughts from the 2019 Mission

December 8, 2019
In trucks that were configured to look like mobile bleacher seats, we quietly trekked through the Hula Valley nature reserve in northern...
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A Canadian Hiker's Tale of The Israel National Trail

May 2, 2019
As antidotes to the busyness of day-to-day urban living, people are increasingly looking to long-distance trails. I suppose that’s...
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The True Nature of Conservation: SPNI’s Dual Local and Global Focus

January 29, 2019
Though a cliché, it is no less a truism that the environment knows no borders.  While the Society for the Protection of...
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Birthday Reflections: What If SPNI Didn’t Exist?

November 11, 2018
Sixty-five years ago this month (November 6 to be exact), the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel was recognized as an NGO...
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The Adventure of a Lifetime in Just 48 Hours

October 24, 2017
SPNI’s integral field schools dot gorgeous, natural spaces throughout Israel. From education about different regions of wildlife...
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