KKL-JNF Forest Data – 2019-2020 - Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael

KKL-JNF Forested Area Types

May 2020

Site type / Species group	Area (hectares)	Percentage
Pine and mixed conifers	39,890	33.8%
Cypress	3,155	2.7%
Other conifers	152	0.1%
Mixed: conifers and broad-leaved	4,695	4.0%
Total: conifers	47,894	40.6%
Acclimatized broad-leaved	15,926	13.5%
Native broad-leaved	5,986	5.1%
Plantations Includes sites in which shrublands (garrigue and batha) are more dominant than native woodlands. It is roughly estimated that these shrublands – only the ones mentioned here – can reach an area of about 11,800 hectares.	4,563	3.9%
Native woodland Includes sites in which shrublands (garrigue and batha) are more dominant than native woodlands. It is roughly estimated that these shrublands – only the ones mentioned here – can reach an area of about 11,800 hectares.	24,171	20.5%
Shrubs and miscellaneous plants	702	0.6%
Total broad-leaved	Total broad-leaved	43.5%
Others Including experimental plots and extremely sparse plots.	6,123	5.2%
Total afforested area	105,365	89.2%
Roads & Firebreaks	3,810	3.2%
New sites being planted The planted area noted here is still not final. The area relates only to new plantings, i.e. sites that were given over to KKL-JNF for planting for the first time.	320	0.3%
Open areas Areas with little or no vegetation at all + areas in which the vegetation is mainly herbaceous.	8,562	7.3%
Total Forest Area	118,057	100%

*KKL-JNF manages additional areas according to detailed forest plans. However, the information and records are still not sufficiently organized to calculate their distribution.

**Plantation areas include mainly olive, carob and date palm groves.

***Includes sites in which shrublands (garrigue and batha) are more dominant than native woodlands. It is roughly estimated that these shrublands – only the ones mentioned here – can reach an area of about 11,800 hectares.

****Including experimental plots and extremely sparse plots.

*****The planted area noted here is still not final. The area relates only to new plantings, i.e. sites that were given over to KKL-JNF for planting for the first time.

******Areas with little or no vegetation at all + areas in which the vegetation is mainly herbaceous.

KKL-JNF Forests by Regions and Districts

2019 Plantings

Region	District	New Plantings (ha)	Forest Renewal (ha)	Total Area (ha)
North	Upper Galilee - Golan Heights	0.5	45.5	46.1
North	Western Galilee - Mt. Carmel	0	38.2	38.2
North	Lower Galilee - Gilboa	1	97.8	98.7
North	Total	1.5	182	183
Center	Coastal Plain - Inner Plain	1.4	19.8	21.2
Center	Mountains	31.7	0	31.7
Center	Menashe-Sharon	0	0	0
Center	Total	33.1	19.8	52.9
South	Northern Negev	0	66	66
South	Western Negev	114	113	226
South	Negev Highlands - Arava	206	2	208
South	Total	320	181	501
Grand Total		355	382	737

Source: Regional mapping and information and regional survey teams.

KKL-JNF Regional Forests and Natural Vegetation, Grouped by Age

May 2020

Region	Age - in years per planted area							Total planted area (ha)	Total area - natural vegetation (ha)** Does not include annual and perennial herbaceous vegetation, only shrubland (garrigue and batha) and native woodlands.	Total
	1-10	11-20	21-30	31-40	41-50	over 50	unknown Mainly mixed formations or very old plantations, for which there is no information regarding planting year.
North	1,968	2,532	5,303	4,526	2,821	9,407	2,507	29,066	8,114	37,181
Center	587	1,513	5,986	2,854	3,122	11,181	590	25,921	11,429	37,350
South	4,022	3,375	4,989	3,879	3,534	6,406	1.1	26,206	4,629	30,835
Total	6,576	7,420	16,278	11,262	9,566	26,994	3,098	81,194	24,171	105,365