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Talking trash: Jerusalem bin thanks you for not littering

Garbage pail installed next to bus stop in capital applauds those who use it in bid to keep its streets clean; 'We want to have clean, clean streets that look nice and are nice to walk in,' says local

Associated Press , 15:14, 10.14.21

Israel joins global effort to slash methane emissions

United States, EU pledge aims to have a significant impact on all waste sectors responsible for the bulk of methane emissions, the biggest cause of climate change after carbon dioxide (CO2)

Reuters , 20:24, 10.11.21

Flash floods set to hit Israel amid unseasonal October heat

Meteorologists say while temperatures will remain relatively warm in coming days, Tuesday will see showers in some parts of the country; next week weather set to cool

Danny Rup , 11:07, 10.11.21

Animal rights group chronicles cruelty on live transports to Israel

Footage shows port workers using instruments, alleged to be electric shockers, to rush livestock off ship and load them onto trucks; activist group accuses Agriculture Ministry of turning a blind eye

Noa Fisher , 00:09, 10.08.21

Israeli delegation heads to OECD climate conference in France

Energy Minister Karine Elharrar will speak at summit's opening session alongside U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken; minister will also join PM Bennett at UN's COP26 in Glasgow later this year

TPS , 12:44, 10.04.21

'Mad' Israeli quest to revive ancient dates bears fruit

After much hard work and care, Israeli scientist Sarah Sallon and her project partner Elaine Solowey managed to grow date palms from seeds dating back to the biblical kingdom of Judah

AFP , 09:37, 10.04.21

Fall finally arrives, as light showers hit northern Israel

Scattered rain falls in the Galilee region in the morning hours and is expected to spread throughout the country in the next 24 hours as days become shorter, and temperatures finally expected to cool down

Danny Rup , 11:34, 09.23.21

Large herd of rare wild antelopes sighted in southern Israel

Conservationists describe sighting of hooved mammals wandering through the Arava region as a massive success for campaign to reintroduce once-extinct species to country's ecological system

Ilana Curiel , 19:45, 09.19.21

Clone your camel: Dubai beauty pageants spur high demand

State of the art cloning technology allows wealthy clients in the UAE to replace their most beloved camel with one just like it, be it for beauty pageants, racing, or even milk production

AFP , 10:21, 09.13.21

White storks adorn Israel's fields on their way south for the winter

More than half a million of these birds are expected to arrive in the coming week as they head to the shores of Africa, with a small number remaining to nest around the Golan Heights

Noa Fisher , 17:11, 08.31.21

Israel launches probe into oil spill after pipeline operator downplayed risks

Environmental Protection Ministry says some 800 metric tons of contaminated land cleared up following leakage; risk survey recently ordered by company concluded threat of environmental damage 'negligible'

Ilana Curiel , 18:39, 08.30.21

Israeli military reports seeing a crocodile near Sea of Galilee

Nature and Parks Authority says the IDF had told them the crocodile was seen near kibbutzim of Masada and Shaʽar HaGolan close to the Yarmouk River valley, which houses a large crocodile farm

Noa Fisher , 22:29, 08.29.21

Friends fur-ever: Celebrate International Dog Day with a new pup

In honor of this paw-some holiday celebrated annually on August 26th, Ynet and the country's top pet associations compiled a list of some of the countries joy-filled and compassionate dogs still waiting to find a home

Noa Fisher , 21:39, 08.26.21

Making Israel's forests resilient again

With climate change warnings at unprecedented levels, a new study reveals the effectiveness of Israeli forests, which are routinely threatened by fires, droughts, and heatwaves, in sequestering carbon from the atmosphere and what needs to be done to improve their durability

Yonatan Sar and Max Kaplan-Zantopp, ZAVIT* Science and the Environment News Agency , 09:12, 08.21.21

Ongoing Jerusalem blaze devastates local fauna

The inferno raging around Jerusalem mountains claimed the lives of many animals including reptiles, rodents, insects and even mammals but recurring fires may further hamstring recovery of area's already fragile ecological system

Noa Fisher , 19:25, 08.17.21

Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals

A year after 2 states normalized relations, new crisis has emerged as Israeli environmental groups warn of ecological disaster after clandestine deal turned Eilat into waypoint for Emirati oil headed for Western markets

Associated Press , 09:43, 08.14.21

Unprecedented deep-sea shark discovery in Israel sheds light on climate change

Researchers uncover biologically diverse paradise in Eastern Mediterranean, previously thought to be an ocean desert, featuring rich, methane-based food chain as well as sharks and shark nursery

TPS , 23:22, 08.12.21

UN climate report warns extreme events will become more frequent

In an unprecedented report, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the average global temperature will likely cross the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold within the next 20 years, decade earlier than expected

Reuters , 12:43, 08.09.21

Israeli AI gives traffic jams the red light

Addressing the alarming economic and environmental consequences of inefficient vehicle transportation, Intelligent Traffic Control has twofold solution to lessen road congestion and alleviate its burden on environment

Rena Lenchitz, ZAVIT* Science and the Environment News Agency , 19:08, 08.07.21

Turtle returns to sea after months of treatment at Israeli rescue center

Dozens gather to watch as Stitch makes her way back to the water near Tel Aviv following nine months of rehabilitation at Sea Turtle Rescue Center, where she was treated after fishermen found her with hook lodged in her mouth that had caused her lungs to fill up with water

Reuters , 15:47, 08.05.21

Israel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet global target

Plan seeks to reduce country's greenhouse gas emissions by 85% from 2015 levels by 2050; Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg praises mobilization of government for cause

Reuters , 18:45, 07.25.21

Is Dead Sea rehabilitation dead in the water?

Without a present plan in motion to stabilize the Dead Sea, which does not naturally receive enough water to sustain itself, the landscape will continue to deteriorate around it, endangering Israel’s tourism and the lives of its southern citizens; can it be saved, or is it a lost cause?

Talia Belowich, ZAVIT* Science and the Environment News Agency , 13:52, 07.24.21

Israel needs national street cat authority, says freshman lawmaker

Yesh Atid MK Yasmin Fridman tells Ynet she stands by her remarks despite criticism that she is focused on trivial issues; says the body will be responsible for wellbeing of over a million feral felines roaming the country

Attila Somfalvi, Alexandra Lukash , 18:58, 07.22.21

Israeli-led mission sails to Sudan for major Red Sea coral study

In first such project since Jerusalem and Khartoum normalized relations last year, research expedition will undertake comprehensive study to explain why region's coral reefs endure despite rising global temperatures

AFP , 17:31, 07.20.21

Israel plans to tax disposable plastic in bid to reduce use

Finance and Environmental Protection Ministries say tax hike projected to cut consumption by 40%; 'we must all see its problematic influence on the cleanliness of the Earth and the quality of our lives,' says minister

Associated Press , 17:18, 07.19.21