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The Society for the
Protection of Nature in
Israel (SPNI) |
Tel Aviv Center for Environmental Action
SPNI - Tel Aviv Coalition - The Tel Aviv Coalition, coordinated by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), has completed a very busy year of citizen activism and cooperation with the municipality to promote "an attractive urban environment…balancing and integrating between built-up areas and open space…and working to reduce environmental hazards and to promote an efficient and sustainable transportation infrastructure." The centrality of environmental issues on the agenda of Tel Aviv municipal leaders is due to the hard work of this coalition of citizen organizations. The upcoming year will highlight extensive work with the Arab population of Jaffa, particularly related to health and the environment, continued progress in public and non-motorized transportation, and improving the sustainability of the Tel Aviv area's unique natural resources – coastline, city parks and the new "Ayalon Park" at the former solid waste dump site outside the metropolitan area. |
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The Society for the
Protection of Nature in
Israel (SPNI) |
Sustainable Jerusalem Coalition
SPNI – Sustainable Jerusalem Coalition (SJC) – Activities of the SJC focus very much on individual projects within the master plan for the city of Jerusalem. Each neighborhood community group is working both to improve the environment of their own particular neighborhood, as well as on several issues relevant for the entire city. Sources of information such as the SJC website, newsletter and community TV will expand, reaching not only residents of Jerusalem, but Jerusalem-lovers all over the world. |
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The Society for the
Protection of Nature in
Israel (SPNI) |
Derech Haifa Coalition
SPNI – Derech Haifa Coalition - The Derech Haifa Coalition has major tasks ahead of it, working within the context of the Haifa municipality's planning processes that expose the complexity of combining political, social, economic and environmental elements. The industrial pollution and pressure from developers are particularly high in Haifa, so the Coalition's ability to succeed is very dependent upon strong and broad involvement of the public both in planning processes, and in activism once these plans are completed. Developing this capacity will form the core of the Coalition's work in 2006. |
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Israel Union for
Environmental Defense |
Environment & Community
IUED – Environment and Community – This project has two purposes from GEF's perspective. They are to expand the involvement of citizens in community activism, and also to serve as one of GEF's mechanisms for providing environmental organizations with an address for ongoing consultation on environmental projects. IUED's multidisciplinary team members comprised of attorneys, urban planner, hydrologist, atmospheric chemist, solid waste specialist and community outreach coordinator each work on individual projects and consult to community environmental organizations. |
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Israel Union for
Environmental Defense |
Clean Air Now
IUED "Clean Air Now" – IUED will continue its successful projects to advance innovative legislation regarding cleaner air and energy efficiency issues, and will begin a new area of activity related to indoor air pollution. The latter is an issue that has become of greater concern following increased information regarding poor air quality in public buildings and specific pollutants like radon gas. IUED will work to introduce the first regulatory framework to reduce the public health risks from indoor air pollution |
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Life & Environment |
Green Globe Awards
Life and Environment – Life and Environment (L&E) is the umbrella organization for the environmental movement. The current grant is for the 2nd Annual Green Globe Awards Ceremony and accompanying public campaign. L&E will work with the public through a campaign on environment and public health and culminate in the festive evening of the Awards Ceremony. Having replaced the annual "Koach Svivati" ("Environmental Power") Conference, this awards ceremony combines creativity, environmental messages, and recognition of individuals and organizations promoting (Green Globe) or hindering (Black Globe) environmental progress. The first event in 2005 was very well received and publicized in the media (before and after the event), and is becoming an important tool for raising the public awareness and acknowledgement of environmental activity in Israel. |
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SHATIL |
Environmental Justice
Shatil Environmental Justice Project – Shatil's Environmental Justice Project is another example of a dual-purpose grant: first, as a GEF mechanism to provide consultation support to environmental organizations in the areas of organizational development, fundraising, advocacy and media, and secondly to coordinate coalitions and conduct outreach to vitalize activities of dormant organizations or help new startups develop. |
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The Heschel Center for
Environmental Learning
and Leadership |
General Funding
Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership General Support –The Heschel Center is one of the leading environmental organizations in Israel, having grown from a promising start-up to a full-fledged social-environmental organization. Its core activities cover a range of areas, including publication of professional literature, university-level courses, newsletter, website, a library and variety of projects, many of which are aimed at strengthening the infrastructure of the environmental movement. General support enables Heschel to assess needs and develop appropriate program responses, alongside day-to-day management, evaluation, and supervision. |
The Heschel Center for
Environmental Learning
and Leadership |
Maof Leadership Seminar
Heschel Center Maof Seminar – Maof is a 3-day immersion seminar, and usually is aimed at bringing together leaders of NGOs in the environmental movement to confront new issues, exchange ideas and develop a joint agenda and strategies for implementation. The focus changes from year to year, and this year the seminar will extend its invitation to social change organizations, for the purpose of creating a coalition of forces working towards a sustainable Israel. |
| Green Course |
General Support
Green Course - Green Course – Students for the Environment – now encompasses over 5,000 members, with about 1,000 active students. It has constantly been growing since its establishment in 1997 and today has 19 chapters, including two new groups, one in the north at Western Galilee College in Acco, and another in Tel Aviv at the Kibbutzim College of Education. Not only is the scope of Green Course's activity broad on campuses and in the surrounding communities, but graduates have gone on to found new environmental organizations and have entered leadership positions within the environmental movement. |
Citizens for the
Environment in the Galil |
Conservation of Water Sources
Citizens for the Environment in the Galilee – CFE's main focus on preserving water resources in the Galilee will continue in 2006 alongside a new effort to increase the involvement and activism of the Arab population. The organization continues to expand its reach nationally, participating actively in many of the coalitions and struggles on issues of national significance. |
Al Amal Association for
the Advancement of
Culture - Sha'ab |
Conservation of Shagur Stream and Raising Environmental Awareness
Hatikva Al Amal Association for the Advancement of Culture, Sha'ab – Hatikva's work plan in 2006 reflects the turning point in its development. After nearly 10 years of activity, the association is ready to start functioning within the regional and national arenas, beyond its local focus. This is possibly due to the ongoing hard work of developing a core of concerned and involved citizens, many of whom began as young students, and now are "graduates" of Hatikva's earlier programs, becoming involved in environmental issues as active adults. |
Tel Aviv Bicycle
Association |
Israel Bicycle Forum
Tel Aviv Bicycle Association – This organization has grown not only in size, but also in significance, having achieved several major accomplishments related to urban transportation in Israel's largest and most congested metropolitan area. Further development in Tel Aviv of infrastructures suitable for bicycle transportation will form the core of a model that the Association will begin to expand on the national level. |
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Coalition for Public
Health
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Reducing Industrial Air Pollution in Haifa Bay and the North
Coalition for Public Health – A dozen organizations have been working together in this informal coalition for 3 years. In this time they have together gained a reputation as a professional body that both government entities and members of the public turn to for consultation. Coalition members work both as a group and as individual organizations within the joint goals of the Coalition to strengthen the understanding of the connection between pollution and public health. cleantech greentech
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