The Mateh Yehuda planning committee has rejected a proposal to fence off the Beit Zayit reservoir, a site valued by locals and hikers as a natural retreat. The decision aligns with Adam Teva V\u2019Din\u2019s formal objection, which argued that the proposed fencing lacked a sound legal basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eli Ben Ari, Legal Advisor at Adam Teva V\u2019Din, welcomed the ruling: \u201cBy rejecting the plan to enclose the area, the public\u2019s right of access to nature is upheld. Just as importantly, the decision preserves the area\u2019s continuity as an ecological corridor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zohar Afek, the organization\u2019s ecologist, recently completed a comparative study on how other countries are responding to the climate crisis by embedding the protection of ecological corridors into national policies, regulations, and planning frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She notes that even when national legislation is in place, it must be reinforced locally by informed planning decisions, cross-agency coordination, and concrete mechanisms for long-term stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPlanners in Israel must recognize that humans are not the only species dependent on space and resources,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen we damage ecological corridors, we ultimately harm ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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