{"id":7224,"date":"2024-07-08T09:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T09:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/?page_id=7224"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:59:44","slug":"afforestation-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/afforestation-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7224\" class=\"elementor elementor-7224\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0179ce4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0179ce4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a525b4\" data-id=\"4a525b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f132e9 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1f132e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"color: rgb(122, 122, 122); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">&nbsp; Articles<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e999424 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e999424\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dcd013\" data-id=\"5dcd013\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bff39e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bff39e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec5abc5\" data-id=\"ec5abc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae2e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ae2e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary of Israel\u2019s Forests: Fire, Drought, and Recovery 2025<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631969c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"631969c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The war in the north, the climate crisis in the south, and intense human activity in the center of the country combined to make 2025 one of the most challenging years Israel\u2019s forests have faced. Data from KKL\u2013JNF point to significant damage, but also to a conceptual shift and the beginning of a recovery process.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/2025-Summary-of-Israels-Forests-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5a71b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ff5a71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0be7733\" data-id=\"0be7733\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d5ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70d5ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/Baram-Forest-July-2024-Photo-Shimone-Elgrabli.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/Baram-Forest-July-2024-Photo-Shimone-Elgrabli.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/Baram-Forest-July-2024-Photo-Shimone-Elgrabli-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/Baram-Forest-July-2024-Photo-Shimone-Elgrabli-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/Baram-Forest-July-2024-Photo-Shimone-Elgrabli-134x75.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdce7b6\" data-id=\"cdce7b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5795e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5795e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Northern Front in the Iron Sword War and Its Impact on Northern Forests<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2c7f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff2c7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Iron Swords War, which began in October 2023, opened a northern front with Hezbollah, escalating during the summer of 2024. This caused damage to forests and open areas under KKL-JNF management in northern Israel. With the ceasefire along the northern border taking effect in late November 2024, the fires in the forests finally subsided.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/The-Northern-Front-in-the-Iron-Sword-War-and-Its-Impact-on-Northern-Forests-Tzlil-Dinder.pdf\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0bbfc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c0bbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17ddba9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17ddba9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ef9c7\" data-id=\"84ef9c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce54c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ce54c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/Beeri-forest.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8696\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/Beeri-forest.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/Beeri-forest-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/Beeri-forest-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/Beeri-forest-134x75.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e97755\" data-id=\"9e97755\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f984c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f984c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plantings for the Renewal and Restoration of the Be'eri Forest after Repeated Fires<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2ac0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2ac0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fires in open areas have a great impact on the design of natural vegetation and the entire ecosystem. The open areas in the Western Negev, near the border fence with the Gaza Strip, are characterized by extensive areas of field crops and orchards, embedded in natural areas of nature reserves and diverse forests planted by KKL-JNF since the 1960s.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/Beeri-Forest-Restoration-Article.pdf\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520d678 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"520d678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9798a41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9798a41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93b7d2e\" data-id=\"93b7d2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25a376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b25a376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2365\" height=\"1577\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros.jpg 2365w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/albatros-134x89.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2365px) 100vw, 2365px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Albatros<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a139370\" data-id=\"a139370\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61ed3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f61ed3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Steps in Establishing a Forest<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd2143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dd2143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Human activity has shaped the landscape of Israel\u2019s southern arid and semi-arid region for millennia. The long history of human settlement, land use and overexploitation of natural resources, has created cultural landscapes, i.e., modified ecosystems managed by humans that provide and sustain specific ecosystem services.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/Desert-Forest.pdf\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d787dcd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d787dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f045da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f045da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9e9e93\" data-id=\"d9e9e93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af6def8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af6def8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"937\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/07\/Photo-by-Bella-Nudelman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/07\/Photo-by-Bella-Nudelman.jpg 937w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/07\/Photo-by-Bella-Nudelman-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/07\/Photo-by-Bella-Nudelman-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/07\/Photo-by-Bella-Nudelman-123x94.jpg 123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bella Nudelman<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd0759\" data-id=\"3cd0759\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514733d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"514733d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The little things that make the difference -\nAccessibility for all in the forests<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164c918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"164c918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The KKL-JNF forests are used as rest and recreational sites, receiving millions of visitors every year. The demand for visiting the forests is on a constant upward trend due to the growing health and physical need for activity in natural sites and the constant growth in the population.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketingsections.kkl-jnf.org\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/07\/Articles-The-little-things.pdf\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3046720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3046720\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-477b4a3\" data-id=\"477b4a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9e949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b9e949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Articles Summary of Israel\u2019s Forests: Fire, Drought, and Recovery 2025 The war in the north, the climate crisis in the south, and intense human activity in the center of the country combined to make 2025 one of the most challenging years Israel\u2019s forests have faced. 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