ISRAEL, JORDAN AND PA EFFORT TO SAVE THE DEAD SEA:

A dedication ceremony was held Tues. morning 22 Nov. 2016 at the Masada National Park, for the Dead Sea Research Institute, in which Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian Authority scientists will work together to study the endangered Dead Sea in order to find ways to rehabilitate it and the region around it. The institute was established under the aegis of the International Cooperation Ministry. Additional partners are the Tamar Regional Council, Tel Aviv University, the Jewish National Fund and the National Parks Authority. Studies carried out by the institute will concentrate on issues such as climate and environmental medicine and health; flora and fauna, environment, geology, archaeology, as well as bio- and nano-technology. (Arutz-7)