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Racheli Wacks, ZAVIT - Science and Environment News Agency

Speeding Tree Growth with Fungi

Israeli researchers have found a natural and symbiotic way to expedite the growth of pine trees by involving edible fungi mushrooms in their early years of growth.

Corporate Sustainability: To B or Not to B

One innovative standard that is gaining momentum around the world today is B Corporation, or B Corps, a certification awarded to profit businesses and organizations that meet higher social and environmental performance targets among other sustainable principles.

The Mental Weight of Environmental Calamities on Children

A new survey conducted by psychiatrists found that more than half of the young patients they had treated over the past year had experienced emotional distress due to environmental issues. What can we do to curb this concerning phenomenon?

The Farms Keep Flooding

Heavy winter rainfall events are producing intense and frequent floods to many agricultural areas in Israel. With greater financial damages accruing over time, what measures can be taken to better protect farmer’s livelihoods and our source of food?

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