Flowers of Israel

The flowers of Israel

264 plant species were declared protected natural assets in Israel from more than 2,800 species of plants that grow wild in Israel.

Protected species include all the Orchid family, and all the trees.

On July 1964 filed the Knesset member S. Izhar the Protection Bill for wildflowers. In late 1964, a law was passed that protected natural values, designed to save wild flowers and its enforcement operation was very successful.

The practice of picking the flowers, which was popular among the Jewish population, brought some beautiful wildflowers and unique country plants to the brink of extinction. The Society for the Protection of Nature and the Nature Reserves Authority joined for a combined operation, in which the authority assumed the role of legislation and enforcement, and the Society for the Protection of Nature - the main role of education and information.

Despite the skepticism, the operation was a success: using all information systems found and all means of communication (brochures, posters, newspapers and radio), and with the help of thousands teachers who joined the mission for years, Israeli stopped picking of thousands of protected wildflowers.

Protection of these species, educational activities and favorable public atmosphere that accompanied the legal action, bore fruit and helped bolster populations of wild plants and increase awareness of the need to keep the natural earth, and to increase the love for flowers and enjoying them all.