The forests of contemporary Israel are mainly the result of a massive afforestation campaign by the Jewish National Fund (JNF). This article is a list of these forests.

Mar 14, 2024 · Here in Israel, we can all certainly do with some respite from our daily life. Ahead of the International Day of Forests, celebrated around the world on March 21, we’ve compiled …

Sep 6, 2020 · Most of the KKL-JNF forests that were planted during Israel’s early days are now between 50 – 70 years old, which means they are fully-grown and mature. Some of those …

Sep 30, 2019 · Israel’s Yatir Forest has been hailed as a green refuge in the Negev that is helping fight climate change. But some Israeli ecologists now contend that it has wiped out important …

Ben Shemen Forest (Hebrew: יער בן שמן) is the largest forest in central Israel and one of the largest in the entire country (the eastern and southern sections of the forest are also known as …

Over the past decade, Israel has integrated sustainable forestry principles through specific documents addressing long-term ecological planning, protected species conservation, conifer …

Aug 27, 2018 · Israel is a land with many beautiful forests, most of which have been planted within the last 100 years. We look at 5 such forests in Israel incl. Martyrs Forest, the …

Israeli forests, both planted and natural, are multifunctional, ecological landscape systems, which are managed for multiple services to the public and ecology of their surrounding regions.

Feb 3, 2015 · Today, the country’s woodlands fill over 8 percent of its territory; but then, Israel is a tiny country. All told, its forests amount to little more than 101,170 hectares (250,000 acres)...

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