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el, ancient and biblical, has a beautiful and varied landscape with many distinct ecosystems: from the snow-capped Hermon and volcanic plateau of the Golan Heights to the pristine coral reefs and majestic mountains in Eilat, from the lush Galilee in the North to the Negev Desert in the South, from t

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Photo Gallery 2012

Photo Gallery 2012 Here you will find a collection of photographs from nature in Israel. All of the photo albums below were comprised of pictures SPNI received in it's 2012 Photo Competition. Each photographer has received credit for their work and their photos are scattered throughout

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Beit Ussishkin Museum

Beit Ussishkin Museum Beit UssishkinThe Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel owns and runs the Beit Ussishkin museum.While touring the Galilee, don't miss SPNI's Beit Ussishkin Museum, a unique nature museum telling the story of nature, geography and archaeology in the lush Ga

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Golan

Golan The Golan Field School, located in Katzrin, is situated in the heart of the Golan Heights. Known for its abundance of nature and breathtaking hiking trails, the Golan provides the perfect backdrop for the field school's wide array of activities.  Nahal KatzrinNahal Katzr

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La SPNI en quelques mots

La SPNI en quelques mots La terre d'Israël, antique et biblique, offre un paysage magnifique et varié avec de nombreux écosystèmes distincts: de l'Hermon enneigé et le plateau volcanique du plateau du Golan pour les récifs coralliens vierges et d

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Current Campaigns

ls. If successful this could turbocharge Israel's uptake of renewable solar energy and help combat climate change. Learn more >>Drilling in the Golan HeightsSPNI is campaigning to prevent experimental oil drilling from being carried out in the Golan Heights by Afek Oil and Gas. In an area pron

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Oiseaux de proie comme auxiliaires agricoles

Oiseaux de proie comme auxiliaires agricoles Les effraies des clochers et les crécerelles sont deux des rapaces les plus communs en Israël. Le programme mis sur pied par l'Université Hébraïque de Jérusalem, l'Université de Tel-Aviv et le cent

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Nature Tours September - October 2017

uding a challenging and exciting descent into the deep gorge. Guided by the Hatzeva Field School A Nature Lover’s Holiday in the Northern Golan Heights, Wednesday-Friday, October 11-13 This magnificent three-day journey across the northern Golan Heights will include a hike through the c

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A wake-up call to save the common otters

the Hula nature reserve. Elsewhere evidence of otters was scarce, and the previously stable otter population at the Bental reservoir in the northern Golan Heights has completely disappeared.   Research methodology 1.    Distribution surveys The surveys are performed since the y

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2015 Hula Valley Bird Festival summary by Jonathan Meyrav

added to the drama and beauty.  Following 2 great days in the Hula the festival set out further afield to explore Mount Hermon and the Northern Golan Heights. Mount Hermon is always awesome and we started right up at the highest point. We slowly ascended the mountain, stopping frequently to sp

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SPNI snapshot: Successes and Challenges

rely on your support in the year ahead.   As we begin 2016 these are the central issues on our agenda: Stopping Oil Drilling and Fracking in the Golan Heights SPNI is fighting to stop oil drilling in the Golan Heights before freshwater sources are polluted. Working together with local residents

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Drilling in the Golan Heights

Drilling in the Golan Heights What do Dick Cheney, Rupert Murdoch, and Israel's former housing minister Effie Eitam have in common? All three men sit on the board of Afek Oil and Gas LTD., a New Jersey based company drilling for oil in Israel's Golan Heights. In New York City stockrooms

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Le repaire du lion devient vert

Le repaire du lion devient vert Deir Al-Asad (“le repaire du lion” en Arabe) est un village arabe israélien situé en Haute-Galilée. La SPNI y travaille avec la municipalité pour lancer un projet qui doit s’étaler sur 4 ans afin de pro

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2016: A Successful Year for SPNI

quo;s limited forested areas. Preventing Oil Drilling in the Golan – SPNI has been leading the fight against attempted drilling in the pristine Golan Heights, an act that would devastate the area's natural ecosystem. Our efforts have brought the issue to the forefront, including extensive medi

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The Invisible Crisis: Making Israel's Water Woes Transparent

uthority to fund a project to restock the lake with young St. Peter’s fish every year. Currently, most of the water used for agriculture in the Golan Heights, Galilee and Jordan Valley regions is pumped directly from local springs, rivers and local ground water.  Because most of the water

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