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- Title
סקירה היסטורית של פעולות ייעור באזורים צחיחים למחצה בצפון ישראל.
- Authors
פול גינסברג; ניר עצמון
- Abstract
Most afforestation operations in Israel are carried out over a wide range of geo-botanical habitats and in diverse and extreme climatic conditions, in rainfall areas of 100-900 mm per year. The majority of forestlands in northern Israel managed by the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) are characterized by natural woodlands of oaks, pistacia, carobs and other species as well as planted forests consisting mainly of various species of pines and cypresses growing on sites in the Mediterranean climatic zone. In contrast, an eastern semi-arid pocket associated with the Syrian-African Rift Valley presents challenging environmental conditions for afforestation efforts as practiced by the British Mandatory Forest Department, the Israeli Governmental Forest Department, the KKLJNF and private entrepreneurs over the past 80 years. The accumulated experiences of planting new forests in this semiarid zone, combined with results from introduction plots and afforestation areas throughout Israel, led to the development of a unique set of silvicultural tools and tree species employed to guarantee successful afforestation plans. All of these new afforestations function as multipurpose forestry systems offering a wide range of ecosystem services i.e. landscape, watershed, soil conservation, pasture, recreational and nonwood forest products (NWFP) and can provide a relevant model of sustainable forest management for semi-arid and arid zones worldwide.
- Publication
Yaar (Forrest): Magazine for Managing Forests & Open Areas, 2020, Issue 19, p48
- ISSN
2957-739X
- Publication type
Article