Ecology

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

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.
Visitors walk across salt formations along the receding shoreline of the Dead Sea, a stark sign of the region’s growing environmental crisis.

Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor

An employee of Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority inspects a burnt tree following a rocket attack from bordering Lebanon, at the Tel Dan nature reserve in northern Israel in November 2024.

After the ceasefire, the land still burns

Kibbutz Neot Semadar was selected for the UN Tourism organization’s Best Tourism Villages list

A kibbutz in the south joins the list of the best tourism villages in the world


My Word: Going green and ancient prayers

Among the stories I remain proudest of was an investigation into the state of the country’s rivers – warning of the dangerous levels of pollution.

Some of the 'Cool Globes' on display near Jerusalem's O;d City in 2013 to raise awareness of climate change.

5780: The year of environmental teshuva

We are over-consuming the world.

'We have too many cars'

Endangered turtles bred in captivity in Israel to help save species

The hatchling, one of 60 to be released into the wild this week, is part of a unique conservation program run by the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center.

Two green sea turtles touch heads at the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center, in Mikhmoret north of Tel Aviv, Israel September 23, 2019.

Stav Shaffir offers a 12-year green economy program for Israel

Israel Democratic Union party released on Tuesday a program meant to place Israel on the cutting edge of the global effort to save the planet.

Stav Shaffir

Israeli researchers are using 3D printing technology to help rebuild coral reefs

Coral reef systems are being continuously degraded worldwide. This technology, now being applied off the coast of Eilat, helps rebuild the diversity of the underwater ecosystem.

A man snorkels in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef

Trump speaks with Brazil's Bolsonaro, offers aid with Amazon fires

Brazil’s Amazon is burning at a record rate, according to data from the National Institute of Space Research.

A tract of the Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by loggers and farmers in Porto Velho, Brazil August 24, 2019

July 8, 2019: What the Ethiopians demonstrated

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

An existential threat to Israel is being largely ignored

Just as a person with a high fever suffers from many of its effects, there have been many negative effects of increased global temperature.

 PLASTIC BOTTLE floats in the Mediterranean Sea, at Zikim beach near Ashkelon

The unseen battle against the wild sunflower

The Wild Sunflower is an allelopathic plant, spreading toxins from all its parts - leaves, stems, flowers and seeds - that deter the growth of other plants or even kills them.

A wild sunflower

Scientists unlock menu of the Earth's early lifeforms

Recently discovered in southern Namibia, new fossil data on the ancient lifeform Ernietta allows scientists to understand how they ate together, and why.

Fagus Sylvatica, from the Piacenzian period