Environment

An Israeli startup producing lab-grown meat has received approval from the Israeli government to publicly sell its cultivated beef steaks in the country.  This is the first time that non-chicken cultivated meat has been approved for market anywhere in the world and the first time that any form of cultivated meat has been authorized for […]

As overfishing takes its toll on marine life in waters across the planet, an Israeli company is determined to harness technological know-how to save some species from the brink of extinction – including the most expensive one in the world per pound.  Wanda Fish extracted cells from three different species –  bluefin tuna, mackerel and […]

Classic denim blue jeans have been a staple in the global fashion industry for over half a century – but their iconic color comes with a heavy environmental price.  Dyeing just a single pair of jeans involves thousands of liters of water. And the dye itself comes from synthetic indigo, which is made of a […]

Israel, the land flowing with milk and honey, is wasting millions of tons of its food every year. In fact, according to Leket Israel, the country’s leading food rescue organization, over one third of all the food that it produces gets thrown away. An Israeli startup is looking to put a dent in this statistic […]

With overfishing posing a growing threat to the global marine ecosystem, an Israeli startup has created a way of making fish products without catching any of the animals at all.  “Our oceans are running out of fish,” Sea2Cell co-founder and CEO Dr. Orna Harel tells NoCamels. “And the gap between supply and demand is increasing.”  […]

An AI-driven Israeli water management system is making a splash worldwide with its 24/7 monitoring platform that tracks every leak, burst pipe and broken tap – saving water, time and money.  Managing a water utility, be it in a bustling city or sparsely populated rural area, ultimately means ensuring that homes have access to water […]

An Israeli cleantech startup has created a versatile biomaterial from an easily cultivated plant, which not only removes carbon dioxide from the air but can also be used as a viable substitute for plastic and building materials. This should have been a feature solely about their innovation, but for Kenaf Ventures the world changed on […]

For almost two decades, agriculturalists around the world have been sounding the alarm about the global disappearance of entire bee colonies, a vital link in the food chain whose absence is threatening the world’s food supply.   Scientists have determined that one of the primary causes of colony collapse disorder (CCD) is the Varroa mite, a […]

A bird’s eye view of the skies above Basel, Copenhagen and Paris will reveal – aside from the spectacular views – rooftops that lately have been blooming with abundance of greenery.  These rooftops adorned with vegetables and other vegetation are known as green roofs and have become mandatory for new and freshly renovated spaces in […]

An Israeli company wants to reduce the nation’s numerous landfill sites with its organic waste disposal system.   EcoCity Green’s solution takes a wide range of organic waste and converts it into marketable compost on site, in what company founder and CEO Erez Wolf says is a unique, low-energy, low-cost process.   “This is the game changer […]

Imagine saving baby turtles just by playing your favorite online game or clearing pollution from the ocean simply by leaving a review of a new restaurant.  Israeli startup Dots.Eco lets you do just that, teaming up with customer review websites, gaming companies and other online organizations to reward daily online interactions with steps to save […]

An Israeli startup has created an organic formula for protecting plants against insects and fungi using an essential oil as its base ingredient.  BotanoHealth’s BH-B spray uses thyme oil, which co-founder and CEO Yaniv Kitron tells NoCamels has known anti-mold and anti-fungal properties.    Pest attacks on crops are expensive. According to the US Food and […]

An Israeli startup is developing a way to make brand new plastic products from the moth-eaten shirts, torn pants, and other unwanted clothes that we normally throw away.  TextRe uses synthetic fibers such as polyester and nylon from textile waste, and combines them with certain substances, including a reduced amount of plastic and other unnamed […]

The next time you see a fruit fly buzzing around your bowl of apples and oranges, you should think twice before swatting it away. These tiny insects may be the solution to a better-balanced diet and a more sustainable future in agriculture, according to Israeli startup Flying Spark.   The Rehovot-based company, which was founded […]

An Israeli startup is countering the effects of rising urban temperatures by making cities greener, with smart infrastructure that helps create green walls, roofs and pergolas to bring down the heat. Growing urbanization has led to phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. This is when temperatures in a city increase relative to outlying […]