Everybody knows where the Kishon Stream ends but do you know where it starts?
To celebrate Earth Day, Good Water Neighbor trustees and alumni from the Kishon Basin came together at the Kishon Park in Haifa on April 25th to bring awareness to the pollution of its very waters and, organized by “Green Course” and other environmental NGO’s. EcoPeace’s mission was to bring awareness to the upper part of […]
Youth Conference on Peace and Sustainability
Two of our interns are sharing their experiences during the youth conference on peace & sustainability on the 10th and 11th of December. Imran: I visited the EcoPeace office in Tel Aviv with another friend, Ahmad, from GWN and we broke the tension barrier!!! We met awesome and nice people; they gave us such great […]
Second Year of Activities With Alumni
This year began our second year of activities with Alumni to help engage these young adults in regional environmental efforts and scale up cooperation on shared water resources. The positive impact from being involved in cross border activities and community work can be seen through the eyes of three alumni who gave speeches at the […]
“Green Economy Initiatives” (GEI) – Final Event
After 18 months of hard work, dedication, planning and intensive national & regional cooperation, EcoPeace is pleased to announce that the Green Economy Initiatives project has been a great success story and achieved its objectives. The project focused on five business areas: Tour Guides and Operators, Adventure Tourism, Food Industry, Permaculture and Women’s Empowerment Groups. […]
GEI Event: Cross Border Evening in Tzur Hadassah
On September 3rd, Ecopeace held a large cross-border Green Economy Initiative’s (GEI) event, which took place at a beautiful horse-riding farm in Tzur Hadassah, a community located in central Israel. Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian GEI participants, EcoPeace staff and locals came together to celebrate their achievements and newfound enrichments thanks to the initiative. The event […]
Sinkholes: Nature’s Payback
One might assume that the pictures in this blog were taken in Aleppo or in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil war. They were not. These pictures were taken on August the 23rd, 2015 in Ghor Mazraa, Jordan Valley. What was once part of a thriving agricultural community with well-paved well- lit roads, surrounded by banana fields, […]
The Palestinian Economy: Save the Jordan “River”
A European Union Plan to Rehabilitate the Jordan River is expected to help agriculture and tourism flourish in the region Two weeks ago, EcoPeace, “formerly known as” Friends of the Earth with branches in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority held in the East of the Dead Sea a conference to present a masterplan for […]
Cross Border Visit to Jericho “Wadi Qelt”
From the 16th to the 17th of June, a Jordanian delegation visited Jericho “Wadi Qelt” under EcoPeace‘s GWN’s Project. “Wadi Qelt, Wadi Sir Forum”. The delegation, comprised of Wadi Sir Head of Directorate along with other Jordanian governmental representatives, met with their Palestinian counterparts to discuss the urgent challenges facing the water sector in the two […]
Cross Border Visit of Wadi Hebron to Beer Sheva
Beer Sheva, Israel 15/6/2015 When unilateral environmental solutions fail, environmental degradation is the norm, grievances of the local communities are exacerbated, and the dire need for cooperation and joint management presents itself as a necessity. A fact reaffirmed to a group of Palestinian and Israeli stakeholders participating in a Cross Border visit of Wadi Hebron […]
The Strategic Importance of Arab Peace Initiative in Ending Arab – Israeli Conflict and Building Peace in the Middle East
The Strategic Importance of Arab Peace Initiative in Ending Arab – Israeli Conflict and Building Peace in the Middle East Amman, Jordan June, 13th 2015 United Religions Initiative (URI) Jordan, in cooperation with The Center for Democracy & Community Development (CDCD) East-Jerusalem, held an interactive workshop under the theme: “The strategic importance of Arab Peace […]