Annual State of Nature report highlights negative consequences of galloping urbanization amid population growth, but notes increase in protected open space

Targets set for 2026 include doubling registered patents, startups, and pilot projects carried out on state infrastructure

In draft policy paper, Environment Ministry proposes limiting industrial pumping and charging for it, seeking regional deal to allow more water for Jordan River

Poison was left in baby formula container; children unharmed thanks to teacher's vigilance

Funding will be used for drainage to ensure that excess water can be absorbed by natural measures or sustainable manmade ones

Environmental Protection Ministry reacts to complaints from retail outlets, says it will provide instructions on how often bottles need to be collected

Volunteers remove 45 kgs of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of historic seaport; teams worked at dozens more sites up and down Mediterranean coast

Nature and Parks Authority says leak from supply canal caused salination of soil; plants dying as a result of the leak, some of them protected species; ICL says working to fix it

Those over age 70 most affected by sudden temperature jumps

Tidhar-Harel partnership buys former industrial site known for its high levels of mercury in fish; plans seek to restore soil, groundwater in multi-year project