February 2016 - Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Discovery of rare butterfly species in the Arava region

A few weeks ago, a team from the Center for Hyper-Arid Socio-Ecology (CHASE) noticed the sudden appearance of the migrating butterfly species Vanessa cardui

23/02/2016

Thank you to Noa for her benefit concert for the Arava Institute in Atlanta, Georgia

The Arava Institute and the Friends of the Arava Institute would like to thank Israeli singer Noa, also known in Israel as Achinoam Nini, for

23/02/2016

Ambassador’s Roundtable on Water Issues in London

On Tuesday, February 16th, Arava Institute Executive Director David Lehrer, and Dr. Clive Lipchin and Suleiman Halasah from the Center for Transboundary Water Management, and

17/02/2016

“My first two weeks in the Turkana region” – News from our volunteer at Furrows in the Desert

Furrows in the Desert (FID) is an agricultural development project introducing sustainable agriculture in the Turkana region in northern Kenya, to contribute towards food security

15/02/2016

Director’s Blog – David Lehrer’s Welcome Speech to the Spring ’16 Students

Welcome to the students of the Arava Institute, Spring Semester 2016. Against all odds, we gather together 36 students and 7 interns from Israel,

10/02/2016

Student Photo Contest – Fall 2015 semester

Just before the beginning of the new semester, we are proud to present to you the best entries of last semester’s student photo contest! Throughout

07/02/2016

Center for Transboundary Water Management site visit to Auja

Yesterday, a Center for Transboundary Water Management team visited a site in the Palestinian village of Auja to design the installation of a solar energy

01/02/2016

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