Arava

Between rock pools & canyons: Hiking trails to discover in the Arava

Recent floods filled natural rock pools in the Arava streams, including Gev Holit after years of dry spell. Explore top hiking and 4x4 routes, from Nahal Masor to Nekarot Reservoir.

Gev Holit.
This year, for the first time, the Arava film festival will feature two outdoor screens.

Arava film festival celebrates movies shaped by the desert

Entrance and lantern tours. Timna Park.

Arava offers 28 attractions for NIS 130 until April: What does it include?

A total of 288 cameras placed at various distances from the trails recorded wildlife before, during, and after the disturbance.

More trails, more damage? Why marking additional hiking routes in Israel should be avoided


New Water Resources and Development Potential in Israel’s South

The Jerusalem Post

Government launches NIS 100m. fund to help Arava farmers diversify away from peppers

Under the program, farmer who agree to convert their pepper growing areas into spaces to develop other crops are eligible to receive grants.

A peck of peppers

Judaism and Environment – An Interview with Rabbi Michael Cohen

The Jerusalem Post

Kibbutz Ketura – Pioneering Israeli History

The Jerusalem Post

Harvard to Haifa in the pursuit of medicine

Dr. Eric Amster – the San Diego native changing Israel’s environmental health one step at a time

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Tragic end as search party finds remains of pilot

Family find suicide note of Ein Vered man Avner Tshori, 38, who flew off in his ultra-light plane; body found in Arava desert.

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Generating Solar Power in the Arava

The Jerusalem Post

Branching out

From the Arava to Ein Zivan, shady picnic spots are a part of the country’s history.

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Talking about being an Israeli

In a series of 10 events, the Notzar Theater is exploring identity and solidarity.

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INPA: Eilat rail route must respect nature

Railway will be destructive to nature and landscapes that have thrived since the biblical era, says Parks Authority.

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