Two Arab-Israeli schools in northern Israel received environmental awards this week for their green programs at the schools. The schools combine environmental activities with collaboration in the local community

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 Is part of worldwide research

The school in Kalansuwa has a globe station in its school district. The Globe station conducts meteorological research as part of the international GLOBE program, which is an American program with over 1.5 million students involved worldwide. Students study their surroundings and communicate with each other through a shared web site.

Two Arab-Israeli schools received environmental awards show that the Arab-Israeli sector has changed its attitude to environmental issues, Tahah claims.

"The Arab population has improved in recent years in terms of [environmental] awareness, and schools can undoubtedly play an important role in the process," Tahah said.

Need more information and more action

There is still a great distance between talk and action, emphasizes Carmit Lubanov, director of the Association for Environmental Justice in Israel. You have to involve people and change their behavior through the schools and otherwise in the communities, Lubanov says.