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=== The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies ===
The [[Arava Institute for Environmental Studies]] is an environmental studies and research program, located in [[Ketura, Israel|Kibbutz Ketura]], Israel. The Institute's mission is to advance cross-border environmental cooperation in the face of political conflict. Under the motto "nature knows no borders", the Arava Institute brings together Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians and other international students and researchers to enable them to cooperatively solve the region's environmental challenges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/arava-institute-muslim-jewish-dialogue_n_7105274.html|title=In The Middle East, Muslims And Jews Work In Unison To Care For The Environment|date=2015-04-21|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>

In the Arava Institute's academic program, the participants study a variety of interdisciplinary courses ranging from sustainable agriculture, through waste management, to political ecology; as well as engage in a weekly peace-building leadership seminar that serves as a platform to address the Arab-Israeli conflict, and seeks to provide them with tools for open dialogue and conflict resolution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israel21c.org/joining-hands-to-build-a-green-future-in-the-mideast/|title=Joining hands to build a green future in the MidEast|website=Israel21c|date=19 May 2016 |access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>

In addition, the Arava Institute holds a number of research centers that engage in transboundary scientific work in the fields of water management, sustainable agriculture,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/051122-old-plant-seed-food/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324045922/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/051122-old-plant-seed-food/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 24, 2015|title=2,000-Year-Old Seed Sprouts, Sapling Is Thriving|date=2005-11-22|work=National Geographic|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> conservation,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/science/.premium-1.687747|title=Evrona Reserve's Ecology in Danger Due to Oil Spill's Damage to Trees|last=Rinat|first=Zafrir|date=2015-11-23|newspaper=Haaretz|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> renewable energy,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/world/middleeast/solar-project-pairs-muslims-and-jews-to-aid-west-bank-farmers.html|title=Solar Project Pairs Muslims and Jews to Aid West Bank Farmers |last1=Glanz |first1=James |date=2016-05-14 |last2=Nazzal|first2=Rami|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> and sustainable development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbknews.com/2016/03/29/israel-arava-institute-water-shortages-umd/|title=Israel Arava Institute addresses water shortages with UMD students|website=The Diamondback|access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref>