Environment

Supporting a sustainable environment in the Negev
"It is in the Negev that the creativity and pioneering vigor of Israel shall be tested.”

- David Ben-Gurion

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A liman near Yatir Forest. Trees are planted in a mini embankment that traps water from flashfloods, which then irrigates the trees. Photo: Yoav Devir
Encouraging grazing in forests removes dry brush and scrub from the forest floor, reducing fire risks. Photo: Yoav Devir
Tree groves in Nahal Shikma, growing with the help of limans. Photo: KKL-JNFTree groves in Nahal Shikma, growing with the help of limans. Photo: KKL-JNF
A KKL-JNF fire watch-tower in the Ruhama badlands. Photo: KKL-JNF
Trees growing around the community of Meitar, thanks to shikhim, raised ridges of earth that harvest water from flashfloods. Photo: KKL-JNF
Trees growing near Yatir Forest thanks to shikhim- raised ridges of earth that harvest water from flashfloods. Photo: KKL-JNF
View of Yatir Forest, the largest planted forest in the Middle East, in the Negev. Photo: Yoav Devir
An ibex in Yatir Forest. Photo: Yoav Devir
Planting trees far apart to creat a green area suitable fror a desert region is called savannization. Photo: Yoav Dvir
Planting trees far apart to creat a green area suitable fror a desert region is called savannization. Photo: Yoav Dvir

KKL-JNF:

  • helps people live in harmony with the desert, ensuring the future for generations to come.
  • endorses green construction in its Negev projects.
  • expands the savanna-like landscape by planting patches of trees, with sensitivity to the environment.
  • conserves and maintains Israel's largest forests, Lahav and Yatir, in the northern Negev, which contribute to carbon sequestration.
  • promotes methods to combat erosion and desertification, such as savannization.
  • constructs limans, clusters of trees planted in micro-catchments that subsist on rainwater runoff alone.
  • participates in initiatives to develop alternative energy and supports renewable energy enterprises and facilities.
  • plants nectar and pollen producing trees for bees, to redress the ecological imbalance and provide income for beekeepers.

KKL-JNF is creating a better and brighter environmental future for the Negev!