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Today is GIVING TUESDAY 2016, the kickoff for the end-of-year charitable giving season. Dozens of deserving nonprofits are clamoring for your support today, flooding your email Inbox and your social media feeds. Here is our simple appeal to you: Supporting NAF-IOLR, you are part of a small group that makes a big difference. Your donations ...

IOLR coral expert Prof. Buki Rinkevich was quoted in a recent Associated Press (AP) article, “Uncharted waters: Restoring deep Gulf fouled by BP spill”, that discusses environmental restoration in the Gulf of Mexico since the 2010 BP oil spill. The article notes that restoring ecosystems in the deep sea off the ...

JNF-USA has awarded a grant of $100K in 2016 to IOLR for coral restoration research. In addition to the JNF funding, NAF donors have committed an additional $50K for that project, for a total of $150K in 2016. That amount will fully fund one year of the “Reefs of Tomorrow” project submitted by IOLR-NIO Principal ...

IOLR Prof. Buki Rinkevich addressed the first JNF Sustainability Summit held in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, April 28, 2013.  He appeared on a panel entitled “Israeli Innovation That  Makes the World A Better Place” and talked about coral reef restoration. Prof. Buki Rinkevich, IOLR-NIO Rinkevich and his team at IOLR’s National Institute ...

IOLR Prof. Tom Berman IOLR Professor Tommy Berman, an internationally renowned aquatic scientist, was found dead in the Galapagos Islands on April 14, 2013. He apparently fell from a cliff while hiking alone. Prof. Berman was 79 years old. Tommy Berman was responsible for establishing the Kinneret Limnological Laboratory on the shore of ...

Murray Barbash, 1925-2013 March 13, 2013 Maurice ‘Murray’ Barbash, z’’l, former Chairman of NAF-IOLR, passed away in Long Island, NY on Wednesday March 13, 2013 after complications from heart bypass surgery.  He was 88. Murray Barbash, NAF Chairman Emeritus He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Lillian; children Cathy, Susan and Shepard; grandchildren Emma, ...

Dr. Rosenfeld highlights theme of “Water, Source of Life” April 24, 2012 Dr. Hanna Rosenfeld, IOLR-NCM Lighting the Israel Independence Day torch on the theme of “Water, Source of Life,” Dr. Hannah Rosenfeld, a leading researcher at IOLR’s National Center for Mariculture in Eilat celebrates the importance of aquaculture R & D in Israel. Israel, faced ...

Nov. 7, 2011 The NAF 2011 Annual Board Meeting was held on Sunday, November 6, 2011 in New York at the Harmonie Club. Prof. Barak Herut, Director General of IOLR, was our keynote speaker, bringing updates on IOLR research and organizational developments. We also enjoyed hearing from special guest speaker, Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief ...