Environment Ministry's marine director says 'worst nightmare' disaster threatened national water supply; expert says UAE oil deal spells 'bleak' future for Eilat corals

Natural world should be key element in economic planning, urges Cambridge U. economist Partha Dasgupta; says growth and prosperity have 'come at a devastating cost to nature''

Mekorot to keep most of its plants dark in nighttime hours to save money, minimize light pollution that disrupts animal behavior

Nation still ranks fairly well in Yale University report, but scores particularly badly on biodiversity and habitat

Over past 15 years, white spectacled bulbul population down 45% in urban areas, house sparrows by 28%, as myna birds and parakeets take over

Freshwater fish added to list for first time; ministry backtracks from pledge to shield Mediterranean tuna, grouper

Forests harm biodiversity, says Society for Protection of Nature in Israel; KKL insists trees stop desertification; and a senior ecologist says both bodies have outdated ideas

Thousand-page report approved by 109 nations concludes over 1 million species of plants and animals facing extinction

Danny Faure issues call to action in first-ever live speech from submersible 400 feet below the waves of the Indian Ocean