About us

The Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation (INHF) is a voluntary association founded to protect and conserve Israel’s nature, landscapes and heritage sites. The INHF works in collaboration with the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) to achieve these goals and in particularly the following four goals:

Protection of biodiversity and ecosystems.

Protecting and reconstructing heritage sites for the benefit of visitors to national parks and nature reserves.

Education and public relations to instill the importance of the protection of nature, landscape and heritage.

Protection and fostering of flora and fauna.

Board of Directors

The Israel Nature and Parks Foundation raises funds in Israel and abroad, initiates cultural events and public activities to encourage awareness of nature and heritage in Israel. The foundation has friends’ organizations in Britain, Germany and the United States that assist in realizing its goals. The foundation’s general assembly consists of 60 members, representing the entire political and social spectrum in Israel. Members include scientists, economists, public figures and ordinary citizens imbued with a deep sense of mission in volunteering to further the foundation’s goals.

Board of Directors of the Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation, as of 2019

Name
Role
Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai
President
Ms. Vardit Kaplan
Chairwomen
Mr. Uzi Barzilay
Director
Board of Directors
Mr. David Ya’ari
Mr. Ami Etgar
Ms. Nili Friedrich
Dr. Eliezer Frankenberg
Mr. Yuval Arad
Dr. Israel Peleg
Mr. Itamar Ben-Meir
Ms. Tamar Guy
Mr. Carl Perkal
Dr. Ariel Heimann
Ms. Lital Dagan

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority

The Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation directly supports the work of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority – the government body that oversees the protection of nature, landscape and heritage in Israel. The INPA works in three major areas: protection of ecosystems and landscapes, protection and fostering of heritage sites and nature reserves, and public information and education.

International Ranger Federation

The International Ranger Federation was established in 1992 to unite the world’s rangers and share knowledge. The organization has 70 member countries on all continents, and more than 100 nature conservation groups including the Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation.

Israel Nature and Parks Authority rangers are at the forefront of the struggle to protect flora and fauna in Israel. They work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rangers fight illegal hunting, damage to the land, fires and anything else that threatens nature in Israel. The Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation assists rangers with the equipment they need to carry out their work. The foundation also encourages the rangers to join the International Ranger Federation.

Israel Nature and Parks Authority rangers represent Israel proudly at the World Ranger Congress. Many countries, especially from Africa, have expressed a desire to avail themselves of our extensive knowledge in the realm of illegal hunting. The presence of our rangers, sponsored by the foundation, at such conferences is very important to promote Israel worldwide. Our rangers also learn from the experience and knowledge of rangers in other countries.

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