Tel Aviv, Jan. 28 -- Five environmental projects funded by Israel's Ministry of Agriculture in and around areas of streams received additional development funding of approximately 10.5 million Shekels (USD 2.9 million) from the Israel Land Authority - the Fund for Preservation of Open Spaces.

The Israel Land Authority's Open Spaces Preservation Fund, headed by Yankee Quint, Director of the Israel Land Authority, finances activities aimed at assisting in the preservation, environmental development, and cultivation of open spaces outside built-up urban areas, including open spaces that are important for preserving biodiversity and ecosystems in Israel.

This budget is in addition to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security's budget th...