Forest
New study: This simple thing may reduce stress, anxiety and depression
Many Israelis are experiencing anxiety and stress – but they do not know that part of the solution is right outside their home. A new study reminds us why it is so important to go out into nature.
British Columbia declares state of emergency as fast-growing wildfire forces evacuations
Ancient olive trees damaged in wildfires given new life, rehabilitated into bonsai trees
Ben Shemen Forest fire under control, no injuries reported, Highways 6, 1 reopen to traffic
Fires break out throughout northern Israel, Jerusalem
Multiple fires broke out throughout Israel on Thursday afternoon. While some were put out, others are still leaving streets blocked, with Fire and Rescue Services attempting to put out the flames.
WZO rehabilitates forests damaged by rockets and incendiary devices
The project, in collaboration with KKL-JNF, is intended to encourage Zionist values that combine a response to terrorism, the integration of Diaspora Jews in Zionist activities and more.
Is coffee causing deforestation?
Most of us can't start our day without a cup of coffee, but is this caffeine habit costing the planet?
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs helped shape rain forests - study
“A global catastrophe involving a mass extinction produces a different world.”
France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire
The trunk was large enough for an 18-meter long beam that will help support the weight of the spire.
Crowdsourcing NGO purchases 700 acres in Brazil, Kenya for conservation
This year, for the first time, TiME will acquire two plots of land in a single year: 500 acres in Brazil's Atlantic forest and 200 acres in the Dakatcha woodland in Kenya.
Wild boar charges 48-year-old woman on hiking trail
The medical team carried equipment about 1 km into the forest, evacuating the woman on a stretcher the entire way back before driving her to the hospital.
Weekend Wildfires Ravage Israeli Forests
Wildfires sparked by extreme heatwaves this past weekend (Oct. 9-11) have destroyed hundreds of acres of forest in northern and central Israel.
Drones plant trees from the sky after US wildfires
Heatwaves and dry-lightning coincided with drier conditions that climate scientists blame on global warming.
What will happen to the trees of Israel?
In hardly any other country has planting trees changed the landscape and living conditions as much as it did in Israel last century. The question now is how to preserve the forests for the future.
