Recent publications, studies and research activities includes:

  1. Palestinian Environmental Law NEW !!
  2. Nature in War (The Israeli aggression Against Environmental security in Palestine)-Volume 2
    Nov. 9-Dec. 20, 2000 NEW !!
  3. Impact of Israeli Aggression on the Palestinian Environment          Download
  4. A preliminary investigation of Biodiversity in Palestine: (problems and prospects): This study summarizes the current status of biological diversity in Palestine, its components, causes of degradation and prospect for future conservation and sustainable utilization. PIALES, November 1996/7. Hebron.
  5. Combating Desertification in the Palestinian, Jordan Valley: An approach towards sustainable development: This project/ publication is an INCD joint study that aims at studying Desertification in the Palestinian Jordan Valley (Jericho subdistrict). This study included collection of all sources of information that are related to arid land degradation in the region and put forward plans and strategies to control them. 1996-1997 Hebron.
  6. Biological Treatment of Sewage Water by Duckweed: a pilot study on the reuse of sewage water after purification using Duckweed (Lemna Gibba) in irrigation. The project design has already been prepared and in the process of implementation at El-Aroub School for Agriculture. Along these lines, PEnA has conducted a survey about the wastewater treatment and reuse in order to generate future plans and projects intended to be implemented for agricultural purposes.
  7. "Rangeland Management and Development in the Eastern Slopes after a millennia of degradation": is a Status Report about the biomass and Capacity of Rangeland Resources in the Eastern Slopes and discussing the threats of degradation in conjunction with means to alleviate these threats.1997 (in progress), Hebron.
  8. Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in Palestine: (in progress). Five Technical Working Groups are under way to present assessment reports on Terrestrial Biodiversity, Marine and Fresh Water Biodiversity, Agricultural Biodiversity, Socio-economy, and Legislation. These reports are expected to be completed by February 1998.