Research Programs
In addition to its academic programs, the Arava Institute conducts ecological research in the desert environment. Its Environmental Policy and Research Center has established trans-boundary projects with the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, and Morocco in the areas of Bio-Diversity, Air Quality, Stream Restoration, Sustainable Agriculture in Arid Lands, and Sustainable Futures for the Dead Sea Basin.
At the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, important research is being conducted on water-saving plants as well as endangered medicinal and biblical plants of the Dead Sea region. Recently the Center’s Director, Dr. Elaine Solowey, made international headlines for germinating a 2,000 year old seed of the Judean date palm found in excavations at Masada.
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