Environment

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

- David Ben-Gurion

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.