Tamar Zandberg

Former environmental protection minister launches BGU climate research center

"I am happy to join Ben-Gurion University and lead an institution based on a vision that will revolutionize environmental and climate policy in Israel," Zandberg said.

 Former Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg
 (L-R) Jordanian Water and Irrigation Minister Mohammad Najjar and Enviromental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh

Israel, Jordan sign deal to restore polluted Jordan River at COP27

 John Kerry, Tamar Zandberg, and other representatives at the climate summit in Egypt.

Israel joins US initiative for zero emissions plan for 2050

 Israel takes part in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative at COP27

COP27: Israeli minister takes part in meeting with Lebanese, Iraqi officials


Air pollution is linked to socioeconomic ranking - survey

The first study of its kind conducted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection examines the location of emissions into the air according to the socio-economic ranking of the local authority.

 The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017

Shufersal to introduce a fleet of reverse vending machines amid recycling crisis

Following a shortage of deposit stations for recyclables, the Asofta corporation is partnering with Shufersal to make bottle recycling more accessible.

Woman recycling (Illustrative)

Israeli environmental protection minister to meet OECD counterparts in Paris

Zandberg, who became Environmental Protection Minister just last year, will serve as the OECD forum’s deputy chair.

 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MINISTER Tamar Zandberg speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2021

Chaos engulfs government as Israel approves five new Negev towns

A screaming match broke out between left-wing and right-wing ministers as the Israeli government approved the construction of five new towns in the northern Negev region.

 Prime Miniser Naftali Bennett with Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg during a plenum session at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 28, 2022

Anti-sexual harassment laws passed, applied to Meretz party

"I am happy we became the first party to add harassment prevention guidelines into our bylaws," said MK Tamar Zandberg.

 Head of the left wing Meretz party and Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz, Minister of Environmental Protection Tamar Zandberg and MK Michal Rozin attend Meretz faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 28, 2021.

Climate crisis: Here's how Israel will fight the next big fire

A new plan approved by the government will create buffer zones around towns and cities near forested areas to prepare for what's ahead.

 The Jerusalem wildfire.

Bird flu: Tamar Zandberg ends Israel's hunting season amid outbreak

"The move will prevent the continued spread of avian flu, while keeping hunters safe from the dangerous and contagious disease.”

MK Tamar Zandberg, had of the Meretz party at a rally in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2019

Bird flu outbreak spreads, Bennett instructs close tracking

After hundreds of thousands of hens were put to death, bird flu killed thousands of cranes in one of Israel's worst wildlife disasters in its history.

Cranes gather during the migration season on a foggy morning at Hula Nature Reserve, in northern Israel, November 17, 2020.

Israel must do its part to fight the global environmental crisis - editorial

Israelis are known to be some of the biggest consumers per capita of disposable plastics in the world.

 Environmental protection block marching at the climate march in Tel Aviv, October 29, 2021

Giant compost machine christened in Tel Aviv

Israel's largest composter was christened on Tuesday in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center with Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg in attendance.

 Environment Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg visits a giant new composter at Dizengoff Center on October 22, 2021.

Environmental organizations threaten lawsuit after oil spill

Environmental organizations threatened a lawsuit after an oil spill along the Eilat Ashkelon pipeline spilled 100 cubic meters of oil.

 Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg at the scene of a leaking fuel pipe near Ashkelon, August 2021