Top 5 actions you can take to help protect Israel's environment

1. Educate yourself and your community about the challenges facing Israel's environment.
2. Host a fundraiser. Grassroots Israeli environmental organizations need your support.
3. Organize a synagogue or youth group environmental mission to Israel. Visit sites of environmental interest and concern, meet activists and learn about their campaigns. Brainstorm ways that you can join and support local programs.
4. Volunteer your time. Before a visit to Israel, inquire about volunteer opportunities and internships. Or ask environmental groups how you can help from a distance.
5. If you are a student, consider attending a semester or year at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies or look into an environmental birthright trip through JGEN, the Jewish Global Environmental Network.