History
SPNI was founded in 1953 by Azariah Alon and Amotz Zahavi in response to plans to drain the Hula Valley. The Israeli government and JNF ultimately did drain a majority of the Hula Wetlands to prevent the spread of malaria and to create agricultural land. After 40 years of SPNI campaigning, some 10% of the Hula wetlands were re-flooded in the early 1990s.
In 1980, SPNI, together with Azariah Alon, Amotz Zahavi and Yoav Sagi, was awarded the Israel Prize for its special contribution to society and the State for the environment.
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