We’ve seen that environmentally conscious tourism is becoming more than a buzz word, what with government initiatives stepping in, and the various alternatives in eco-tourism that Israel now offers–including Kazakh yurts!
Australian-born tour guide Zel Lederman customizes personal tours for groups and families with Israel Travel Company: Israel Off the Beaten Track, including tours with environmental themes. Tours can include an exploration of organic agriculture, clean technology, walks along the Israel National Trail, bike riding adventures, and tours on horseback.
One of Lederman’s tours was covered in Maariv (in Hebrew) — a five-day walk in the Golan for 15 members of a UIA Mission of Australian Jewish Doctors who walk every year both in Australia and Overseas. “They wanted to walk in Israel rather than in Tuscany or France,” says Lederman.
Lederman explains what an environmental awareness in touring Israel means to him:
“My personal experience with travelers has been that walking the land helps people connect both more deeply to themselves and to the land of Israel, and perhaps to understand more the environmental issues that we face–not as a heavy ideological issue, but as a walker who sees, smells and feels the beautiful and historically saturated landscapes and is confronted up close with the environmental challenges that confront us. ”
You first heard it here on Green Prophet a few months ago – the 
When thinking about the Israeli army (or any other army, for that matter) becoming more “green” or environmentally conscious, skepticism is unfortunately the first thing that comes to mind. Military activity is nasty business, leaving detrimental traces on human relationships, governmental spending, and the environment – to name a few.
For Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, lack of infrastructure is a big obstacle for protecting the environment. 
Businesses play a huge role in our everyday impact on the environment. The way that businesses conduct themselves – ranging from what services or products they provide, to what means they use to provide them, and what kind of energy consumption habits they have – all effect their carbon footprint. And since we live in a society where businesses are greatly relied upon to do things for us – our carbon footprint is directly related to what businesses we choose to support.
A little out of place, a yurt in the Israeli desert offers a neat eco-treat.
Winter is on its way, and with it the bone-chilling cold that penetrates every poorly insulated apartment in Israeli cities. Now is the perfect time to stop contemplating