Blog: Bringing the Dead Sea to Life

From Deserts to Wetlands

Tuesday 21st March

Trip 1: Up into the Negev Desert, not too far from Ein Gedi

The artists, led by Yossi Leshem, trekked to find nesting Bonelli's Eagles in a ravine where eagles of this species have nested for over 40 years (Yossi did his MA on breeding raptors of this desert, and so was a mind...

Impressions from the ride through Jordan

Have a look at our bus ride through Jordan:

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Over the River Jordan and into Israel

Monday 20th March

The journey from the Dead Sea in Jordan to an equivalent latitude on the Israeli bank took the artists through the agricultural landscapes of the Jordan River on both sides of the Rift Valley. Mile upon mile of poly-tunnels, date plantations, strawberry fields, courgette-picking activity and road-side vegetable stalls. These farms need intense irrigation...

Artist for Nature Dead Sea Project Hashtag #afndsp

We are using the hashtag #afndsp (Artists for Nature Dead Sea Project) to identify posts on social media, twitter etc that relate to the Bringing The Dead Sea to Life Project which is running now.