28 פברואר 2011 כ " ד אדר א ' תשע " א ממשק אדפטיבי ברמת הנדיב: מבט פנימה והחוצה

Mediterranean Basin Area 2,085,292 KM 2 Plant species 22,500

Israel Area 25,000 KM 2 Plant species 2,238

Ramat Hanadiv Area 5 KM 2 Plant species 617

Nature ParkMemorial Gardens Visitors Pavilion

Visitors Research Education

May 2009

מצאי ביולוגי ( חלקי ) של רמת הנדיב מספרי מינים : 617 צמחים 80 פטריות 26 יונקים 43 ציפורים 29 זוחלים 3 דו - חיים 12 שבלולים 47 פרפרים 115 עכבישים

Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park 4500 dunam Memorial Gardens 70 dunam Average annual visitors Aerial picture 2008

1960 – 2000: world population doubled Worlds’ population, is projected to increase by ca. 35% to 9.2 billion by

We are “living beyond our means”... “We do not inherit the Earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children.”Antoine de Saint Exupéry

LTER-Israel brings together research, management and governmental institutions that deal with environmental issues. Its mission is to provide natural resource managers with the scientific information necessary to promote long-term biodiversity and sustainable development. It is hoped that science will supply the knowledge for understanding the structure, function and dynamics of the various ecologic systems in order that man and his surroundings will interact in a manner that preserves ecologic balance and dynamics.

GRAZING MONITORING GRAZING EFFECTS + PUBLICATIONS DATABASE Monitoring grazing effect Data analysis EDUCATION = ADAPTIVE GRAZING MANAGMENT

Animal tracking Trapping, marking and telemetry

1100 Planted pine trees yrs old 1700 colonizing pines 3 meters tall Estimated Seedlings under 3 meter Yagil Osem

LTER-EDUCATION The Mission of LTER Education is to use the uniqueness of the LTER Network to promote learning about long-term ecological processes and the earth's ecosystems.

Ramat Hanadiv is a place where researchers, students and visitors can EXPLORE, EXPERIENCE and ENJOY the ways and wonders of flora and fauna. Children need nature as much as nature need children