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Manages 120,000 hectares (300,000 acres) of forests and woodlands, which produce oxygen and provide leisure infrastructure, among the many ecosystem services for people's well-being |
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The first organization in the world to have drawn up a national bike trail master plan for the trails that pass through the areas it manages. To date, KKL-JNF has created ~1,300 km of cycling trails in forests, crisscrossing the length and breadth of the country |
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Constructed urban bike trails that connect between neighborhoods and to forests: ~234 km |
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Constructed forest roads and security-agricultural roads in the periphery: ~8,000 km |
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Created forest picnic and leisure sites and scenic lookouts: ~1,343 |
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Built forest and community walking trails: ~122; ~362 km long |
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Installed fitness equipment in forests: ~40 sites |
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Prepares overnight campgrounds and enables camping accommodations on its sites at no cost to the public |
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Creates infrastructure for myriad educational activities, including "Forest Gardens", in which kindergarten and elementary school children regularly enjoy a day of learning in forest settings |
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Developed parks and open spaces in local authorities: ~300 |
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Provides tree saplings for regional and local councils: ~300,000 annual average |
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Partners in medical research institutions in the Galilee and the Arava |
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Implements projects in and around medical centers: ~52 (therapeutic green environments, promenades, respite and play areas) |
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Develops community parks in geographic and social peripheries: ~100 |
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Plans and develops community forests and works cooperatively with residents on a range of community forest related activities: ~25 |
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Supports biosphere reserves and partners in their establishment and management (Megiddo, Mount Carmel, Jerusalem Hills, and the biosphere reserve slated for the Judean Plains) |
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Preserves springs, winter pools and stream within its jurisdiction, while creating a monitoring system to ensure their functioning, including the ability to absorb the public and provide leisure and recreation options |
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Attracts millions of annual vacation and holiday visitors to its forests |
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Makes forest and park sites partially or fully accessible for people with disabilities, according to the Israeli accessibility law and the conditions of the area: ~350 |
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Open to the public 24/7 for the benefit of all, KKL-JNF's forests and their events and activities are free of charge |
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| * * The data contained herein is from the field and authoritative KKL-JNF sources. With that, KKL-JNF's ever-evolving projects and activities are difficult to specifically quantify. |
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