Environment

As Dead Sea plans languish, gov't probe finds Israel still unprepared for climate change

A separate audit published on Tuesday in the report presented findings on the northern Dead Sea basin, which showed the practical consequences of long-term governmental delay.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israelis enjoy the beach as a heatwave hits Israel, in Herzliya, April 17, 2026
View of a wildfire that broke out near the northern Israeli city of Katzrin, June 4, 2026.

New Israeli AI system detects wildfires within minutes using sound sensors - interview

"The main bottleneck with wildfires is in detection, with rescue services not being able to detect the fires before they become a major problem," Dr. Jenia Yurkovsky, co-founder of Firewave, said.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
The rare bristly cephalaria growing in the Jerusalem Botanical Garden as part of the joint initiative with KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF aiming to preserve endangered plant species at Jerusalem Botanical Garden, Eshtaol Nursery

The joint initiative to preserve and cultivate rare and endangered species has yielded groundbreaking results, with various species producing seeds, flowering, and even bearing fruit.

|ByRUBY SADIKMAN
Prof. Tamar Makov

The efficiency illusion: Why green technology fails when human behavior gets in the way

At Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Prof. Tamar Makov examines the gap between environmental promise and reality, from lab-grown fish to the unintended climate benefits of weight-loss drugs.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY 

Iran’s poorly maintained ‘dark fleet’ poses major risk for oil spill in Mideast - Guardian

Five of the ships were aging, very large crude carriers capable of holding about 300,000 tons of oil, meaning a single accident could dwarf past disasters, the report noted.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.

Blue and white pride: An Israeli development bringing the vision of a green economy closer

Researchers from the Technion and Sweden’s Chalmers University developed a new palladium-based method to improve hydrogen storage for clean transport, industry, and energy.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByYUVAL BAGNO
Are We on the Way to a Green Energy Revolution?

Trash burning in Palestinian towns poses severe health risk to nearby Israelis, local leaders claim

Trash burning throughout Israel and the West Bank accounts for 75% of carcinogenic chemicals in Israel's air and around 30% of fine particulate pollution.

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Fire at illegal trash dumping ground caused dangerous air pollution level in Binyamin region of the West Bank on August 7, 2023.

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

Dr. Dotan Rotem, an open space ecologist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, explained that "butterflies are excellent bioindicators of the health of the ecosystem."

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS
A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

The quiet revolution in waste: How smarter recycling reshapes local economies

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByDAVID RABINOWICZ
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Tu Bishvat: From tax to hope, from the tree to the human being - opinion

In days of local and global upheaval, Tu Bishvat invites us to pause, to look closely, and to remember: the world has been entrusted to us.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByOFEK MEIR
Israeli kids plant trees for the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat in Haifa on February 9, 2017. Tu Bishvat is also called literally "New Year of the Trees." In contemporary Israel the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day and trees are planted in celebration.

Technion develops fuel that could make Israel a superpower – Boeing wants to lead

Civil aviation worldwide still lags behind land transport, relying on harmful fuel. Israeli research will play a key global role in advancing sustainable aviation.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByYUVAL BAGNO/MAARIV
Boeing’s new 777X aircraft.

How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots

From desert soils to date palms, Prof. Ilya Gelfand tracks the gases shaping our climate, and asks why no one was looking before.

JANUARY 29, 2026ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV
The implications go beyond farming efficiency: Prof. Ilya Gelfand's research in Hatzeva.

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 34 with 32 still missing

The landslide hit Pasir Langu village in Bandung Barat region early on Saturday, triggered by heavy rains starting a day earlier.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByREUTERS
Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasir Langu village, West Bandung regency, West Java province, Indonesia, January 27, 2026.

From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push

As conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza ravage ecosystems, momentum is building to recognize environmental destruction as a war crime

JANUARY 27, 2026BySTEPHANIE L. FREID
Plumes of smoke rise after the IDF carried out house demolitions in the northern Gaza Strip in January. It is believed that between 80,000 and 200,000 tons of munitions were fired or dropped on Gaza over two years of war.