SIGN THE PETITION
A petition supporting SPNI’s advocacy to the Government of Israel, the Ministry of Finance, and Members of the Knesset currently shaping the new Dead Sea concession law.
We, members of the international community and supporters of Israel’s nature, call for:
- A legally mandated restoration fund dedicated exclusively to repairing environmental damage to the Dead Sea and surrounding desert ecosystems.
- Water accountability — a commitment that water removed from the sea be responsibly restored.
- Public oversight and transparency to ensure that profits derived from public natural resources serve the public good.
Sign the Petition to Stand with Israelis Working to Protect the Dead Sea!
The Dead Sea is not a private resource. It is a shared natural treasure — for Israel, for the region, and for the world.
Future generations deserve more than an industrial remnant of what was once a living sea.
The Dead Sea is the lowest exposed point on Earth’s surface.
Its shores sit more than 400 meters below sea level, the lowest land elevation on the planet.
It is also one of the most extraordinary ecosystems on Earth: a place of ancient geology, fragile desert habitats, and global natural significance.
But it is shrinking before our eyes.
Since the establishment of the State of Israel, nearly 40% of the Dead Sea’s surface area has dried up. The waterline drops by more than a meter each year. Sinkholes are spreading. Shorelines are collapsing. What was once a natural sea has increasingly become an industrial landscape.
Industrial extraction, including the pumping and evaporation of massive amounts of water, has accelerated this decline.
Now, a rare policy window has opened.
The contract allowing Israel Chemicals Ltd., the company that operates the Dead Sea Works mineral extraction facilities, is set to expire in 2030. For the first time in decades, the Israeli government is drafting the framework for a new contract. A draft bill has already been released, and discussions are underway that will shape the future of the Dead Sea for generations.
Israeli environmental leaders are calling for this moment to be used wisely: to restore the sea, not further entrench its decline.
We stand with them.
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI)
SPNI is Israel’s largest and most impactful environmental organization. Since 1953, SPNI has been protecting Israel’s nature and environment through policy change, science, education, and activism.
Nature Israel, the nonprofit arm of SPNI in the U.S. since 1986, has worked to support SPNI’s efforts, to raise awareness and advance the cause, and to connect those in the U.S. with how their donations are making a material difference.
The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI)
SPNI is Israel’s largest and most impactful environmental organization. Since 1953, SPNI has been protecting Israel’s nature and environment through policy change, science, education, and activism.
Nature Israel, the nonprofit arm of SPNI in the U.S. since 1986, has worked to support SPNI’s efforts, to raise awareness and advance the cause, and to connect those in the U.S. with how their donations are making a material difference.