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GoEco Pioneers Volunteer Eco Tourism in Israel

There are plenty of eco tourism options all over the Middle East.  With the vast range of habitats present in this relatively small region,...

The Hula Valley Gets Stocked As Birds Prepare for Pelican Restaurant

"If they don't eat, they don't fly," is what one Israeli ecologist recently said in a Haaretz article on the new Pelican Restaurant, open...

Lebanon Working on Smokey the Bear to Combat Forest Fires

Summer is always hot in the Middle East, but this season has gotten really fiery in Lebanon, where blazes have damaged over 15 million...

Qatar Plans Environment Program With Syria For Turning Deserts Green

The UAE Emirate state of Qatar is planning to launch an environmental program to turn desert areas into usable pasture lands and other green...

Turkey Plans to Dam its Sole Biosphere

Farmers in northeastern Turkey are furious at the government's plans to flood the verdant region with eight hydroelectric dams. According to the Hurriyet Daily News,...

Is Israel's Haifa Bay Mermaid Frolicking In Pollution?

According to Canada's National Post and Britain's Sky News Israel has a mermaid and she is causing quite a stir. The reported half female...

Jordan, Israel and Palestinian Reps Meet to Jumpstart Controversial Red-Dead Canal

Representatives of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority met last week to study ways to undertake a project known as the "Red Sea-Dead Sea...

5 Must-See Green & Tech Travel Stops at Israeli Kibbutzes

In past Green Prophet articles, we've visted Kibbutzes in Israel's Negev region -- ones involved in environmental and renewable energy projects. Negev's Arava- Arabah...

Baby Crocodile Boards EgyptAir Flight

If until now you worried about carbon offsets for your international flights, you may want to add baby crocodiles to the list of concerns. On...

Palestinian Farmers Look to Export Fair Trade Grapes

The southern West Bank is known for its grapes, which Palestinians grow with little to no water on small plots. Often the vineyards are...

Top 7 Middle Eastern Trips for the Eco-Curious Traveller

In a previous article dealing with eco tourism, Green Prophet o whet your desire to do some "eco-touring" of the Middle East, where there...

Jordan’s Feynan Eco Lodge One of the Top 50 Eco Hotelsin the World

Feynan Eco Lodge, one of several eco tourist destinations in Jordan, has been rated by National Geographic as one of the top 50 eco...

WWOOF Your Way to Organic Food in the Middle East

If you think that WWOOF is the sound that a dog makes... well, you're right.  But it also stands for "Willing Workers On Organic...

Hotel Mizpe Hayamim in the Galilee Offers Luxurious Vacations in Their Hotel, Spa, and… Organic Farm

Luxury and "green" are usually mutually exclusive.  Sure, you have to spend a lot of green to be luxurious, but generally speaking there isn't...

Live Like A Bedouin and Save Water at Chan HaShayarot

(A bird's eye view of Chan HaShayarot) We've already learned about immersion Arabic in a solar Bedouin village in Israel. Here's another eco-tourism stop: located...

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How to Effectively Promote Your Sustainability Progress

Before promoting sustainability progress, companies must ensure their initiatives are genuine and measurable. Today’s audiences are increasingly skeptical of vague environmental claims, particularly as awareness of “greenwashing” has grown.

Dinner Venues In Sydney With the Best Views of Opera House & Harbour Bridge

Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

Think of truffles, a gourmet wild food. The European...

Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

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How to Effectively Promote Your Sustainability Progress

Before promoting sustainability progress, companies must ensure their initiatives are genuine and measurable. Today’s audiences are increasingly skeptical of vague environmental claims, particularly as awareness of “greenwashing” has grown.

Dinner Venues In Sydney With the Best Views of Opera House & Harbour Bridge

Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

Think of truffles, a gourmet wild food. The European...

Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that nearly three out of four marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide are exposed to sewage pollution.

Adamah in Los Angeles wants to make Jewish climate action local, practical and spiritual

At a time when climate anxiety can feel abstract and overwhelming, and being Jewish something people may need to hide in big cities, Adamah Los Angeles is trying something different: turning Jewish values into local climate action with dirt-under-the-fingernails practicality.
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