Publications

Abd Rabou , A.N. 2005. An ecological survey and assessment of Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve, Gaza Strip – Palestine, with particular emphasis on wildlife, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, Al-Neelain University – Sudan, 278 pp.

Abd Rabou, A. N., Hamad, W. A., Mousa, R. A. et al.. 2019. Trees and Shrubs Existing at the Main Campus of the Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine. International Journal of Latest Transactions in Engineering And Science (IJLTES), 7(1).

Abd Rabou, A. N., Yassin, M. M., Saqr, T. M., Madi, A. S., et al. 2007. Threats facing the marine environment and fishing in the Gaza Strip: Field and literature study. Theme XII: Environmental Design Trends and Pollution Control. In The 2nd International Engineering Conference on Construction and Development (IECCD-II), Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine (pp. 11-31).

Abd Rabou, A.F.N., Elkahlout, K.E., Elnabris, K.J., Attallah, A.J., Salah, J.Y., Aboutair, M.A., Thabit, W.M., Serri, S.K., Hatab, H.G.A., Awadalah, S.M. and Saqallah, W.M., 2023. An Inventory of Some Relatively Large Marine Mammals, Reptiles, and Fishes Sighted, Caught, By-Caught, or Stranded in the Mediterranean Coast of the Gaza Strip-Palestine. Open Journal of Ecology, 13(2), pp.119-153.

Abd Rabou, A.N. 2009. On The Occurrence Of Some Carnivores In The Gaza Strip, Palestine (Mammalia: Carnivora). Zoology In The Middle East, 46, 109-112.

Abd Rabou, A.N. 2011. The Palestinian Mammalian Fauna Acquired By The Zoological Gardens In The Gaza Strip. Editorial Board, 82.

Abd Rabou, A.N. 2019. The Mammalian, Reptilian and Amphibian Fauna of Al-Mawasi Ecosystem, South-Western Gaza Strip—Palestine. Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, 23(1), pp.00301-00314.

Abd Rabou, A.N. and Radwan, E.S. 2017. Visual symptoms and control of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Nusantara Bioscience, 9: 322-329.

Abd Rabou, A.N., Yassin, M.M., Al-Agha, M.R., Hamad, D.M. and Ali, A.S. 2007b. The herpetofauna of the Gaza Strip with particular emphasis on the vicinity of Wadi Gaza. The Islamic University Journal (Series of Natural Studies and Engineering), 15(1): 111-135.

Abd Rabou, A.N., Yassin, M.M., Al-Agha, M.R., Hamad, D.M. and Ali. A.S. 2015b. The Avifauna of Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve, Gaza Strip-Palestine. IUG Journal of Natural Studies, 15(1): 39-55.

Abdallah, M. and de Leeuw, L., 2020. Violations set in stone. Al-Haq,

Abdallah, T. and Swaileh, K., 2011. Effects of the Israeli Segregation Wall on biodiversity and environmental sustainable development in the West Bank, Palestine. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 68(4), pp.543-555.

Abdullah, Hannah, Karim Elgendy and Hanne Knaepen. 2021. Climate Resilience in Cities of the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood: Opportunities for the EU Green Deal. Cascades. 

Abu Ayyash A., Bahjat J., Hisham A., and Wahid Q., 2007. Survey and classification of forest trees in Palestine. Report to the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development.

Abu Naser, A., Ghbn, N. and Khoudary, R. 2007. Relation Of Nitrate Contamination Of Groundwater With Methaemoglobin Level Among Infants In Gaza. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 13, 994-1004.

Abu Thaher, A. 2005. Solid Wastes Collection, Disposal, And Financial Aspects In The West Bank. Environmental Quality Authority, Ramallah

Abu-Baker, A. and Farah, M., 2020. Established Practice: Palestinian Exclusion at the Dead Sea. Journal of Palestine Studies, 49(2), pp.48-64.

Abu-Eisheh, S., Shtayeh, M.S., Al-Khatib, I.A., Titi, R., 2002. Final Evaluation of Water and Sanitation Projects: Anabta and Dura Areas. Report Submitted to Anabta Municipality.

Abusarhan, M., Amr, Z.S., Ghattas, M., Handal, E.N. and Qumsiyeh, M.B. 2017. Grasshoppers and locusts (Orthoptera: Caelifera) from the Palestinian territories at the Palestine Museum of Natural History. Zoology and Ecology, 27(2), pp.143-155.

Abusarhan, M., Handal, E., Ghattas, M., Amr, Z. and Qumsiyeh, M.B. 2016. Some records of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from the Palestinian Territories.

Achiron-Frumkin, T., 2013. Wildlife Passages and Land Use: Coordination Required, 2013. International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET 2013)

Adams, W. M., Aveling, R., Brockington, D., Dickson, B., Elliott, J., Hutton, J., Roe, D., Vira, B. & Wolmer, W. 2004. Biodiversity Conservation and the Eradication of Poverty. Science, 306, pp.1146-1149.

Adawi, S., Qasem, R. 2018. The Fauna, Habitats and Medically Importance of Mosquito Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Salfit District- Palestinian State. Annual Research & Review in Biology 29(2):1-11.

Adawi, S.H. 2012. Presence of Aedes albopictus in Palestine – West Bank. International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health, 2(4) 301-310.

Adawi, S.H., Qasem, K.R., Zawahra, M.M. and Handal, E.N. 2017. On some Records of Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera) from the West Bank (Palestine). Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences (JJBS), 10(3), p.151.

Akram F, Cheslow D. 2016. Gaza Sewage Poisons Coastline, Threatens Israel. In: phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2016-05-gaza-sewage-poisons-coastline-threatens.h…

Al-Absi, A. 2008. Nitrate Contamination Of Ground Water And Methemoglobinemia In Gaza Strip. J Al-Aqsa Unv, 12, 1-14.

Al-Butmeh, A., al-Shalalfeh, Z., Zwahre, M. and Scandrett, E., 2019. The environment as a site of struggle against settler-colonisation in Palestine. Environmental Justice, Popular Struggle and Community Development, p.153.

Al-Haq, 2012. Pillage of the Dead Sea: Israel’s Unlawful Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: https://www.alhaq.org/publications/8076.html

Al-Haq, 2015. Environmental Injustice in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Problems and Prospects

Al-Haq. 2013. Water for one people only: Discriminatory access and ‘water apartheid’ in the OPT. Ramallah

Alhirsh, I., Battisti, C. & Schirone, B., 2016. Threat Analysis for a Network of Sites In West Bank (Palestine): An Expert-Based Evaluation Supported by Grey Literature and Local Knowledge. Journal for Nature Conservation, 31, pp.61–70: http://debpal.veltha.org/Home/images/Documents/alhirsh%20et%20al.pdf

Al-Khatib I, Arafat H, Basheer TH, et al., 2007. Trends and problems of solid waste management in developing countries: A case study in seven Palestinian districts. Waste Management 27, pp.1910–1919.

Al-Khatib, I.A., Monou, M., Zahra, A.S.F.A., Shaheen, H.Q. and Kassinos, D. 2010. Solid Waste Characterization, Quantification And Management Practices In Developing Countries. A Case Study: Nablus District. Palest J Environ Manag 91:1131-1138

Alkobaisy, J. S. et al., 2021. ‘Effect of Vermicompost and Vermicompost Tea on the Growth and Yield of Broccoli and Some Soil Properties’, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 761(1). doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/761/1/012008 

Alroy, J., 2017. Effects of habitat disturbance on tropical forest biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(23), pp.6056-6061.

Al-Sa‵ ed, R., Ramlawi, A.D. and Salah, A., 2011. A national survey on the use of agricultural pesticides in Palestine. International journal of environmental studies, 68(4), pp.519-529.

Al-Safadi , M.M. 1997. On the breeding biology of the Spur-winged Plover, Hoplopterus spinosus, in the Gaza Strip. Zoology in the Middle East, 14:47-52.

Al-Sheikh B and Qumsiyeh MB. 2021. New Records for the Native Flora of the West Bank, the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Jordan Journal of Natural History, 8 (2), . 

Al-Sheikh, B. 2011. Occupied Palestinian Territories. In: Important Plant Areas of the south and east Mediterranean region: priority sites for conservation. Radford, E.A., Catullo, G. and Montmollin, B. de. (eds.). IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain. Gland, Switzerland and Malaga, Spain: IUCN. VIII + 108 pp

Al-Sheikh, B. 2019. Checklist and ecological data-base of plants of the West Bank-Palestine. National Agricultural Research Center, Jenin

Al-Sheikh, B. and M. B. Qumsiyeh 2021a. New Records to the Flora of the West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories. Jordan Journal of Natural History 8(2):11-19.

Al-Sheikh, B. and M. B. Qumsiyeh. 2021b Imperiled ecosystems in Palestine: Rare plants as Indicators. Pp. 1-7 In Dominic DiPaolo & John Villella Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation”, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier

Amr Z. S. and Disi A. M. 2011. “Systematic, distribution and ecology of the snakes of Jordan,” Vertebr. Zool., 61, 179 – 266.

Amr, Z. S., E.N. Handal, F. Bibi and Qumsiyeh, M. B. 2016. Change Of Diet Of The Eurasian Eagle Owl, Bubo Bubo, Suggest Decline In Biodiversity In Wadi Al Makhrour, Bethlehem Governorate, Palestinian Territories. Slovak Raptor Journal. 10:75-79.

Amr, ZS, MH Najajreh, M Zawahreh, E Neubert, EN Handal, MA Abu Baker and MB Qumsiyeh. 2018. Diversity and Ecology of the land snails of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Zoology and Ecology, 28(1):25-35

Amra, Z. 1998. The Development of Palestinian Environmental Law and Legal Advocacy. Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture, p.5.

ARIJ (Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem), 2007. The Nature Reserves in Light of the Israeli Assaults.

ARIJ, 2015. The Economic Cost of the Israeli Occupation of the occupied Palestinian Territories. Bethlehem -Palestine. link

ARIJ. 2002. The Wild West and Hydropolitics in the Middle East. https://www.arij.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/The-Wild-West-and-Hydropolitics-in-the-Middle-East.pdf

ARIJ. 2005. The nature reserves in light of the Israeli Assaults. Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem

ARIJ. 2006. Analysis of Urban Trends and Land Use Changes in the Gaza Strip 2001-2005.

ARIJ. 2015. The Segregation Wall impacts on Palestinian Environment. The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ). Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine

ARIJ. 2016. Opportunities and challenges of development in area C. https://bit.ly/3vNi17v

Artmann, M., Inostroza, L. and Fan, P., 2019. Urban sprawl, compact urban development and green cities. How much do we know, how much do we agree? Ecological Indicators 96(2): pp.3-9

Ashour, F., Ashour, B., Komarzynski, M., Nassar, Y., Kudla, M., Shawa, N. and Henderson, G. 2009. A Brief Outline Of The Sewage Infrastructure And Public Health Risks In The Gaza Strip For The World Health Organisation. Ewash. Gaza City, Jerusalem.

Atallah, S. I. 1977. “Mammals of the Eastern Mediterranean Region; Their Ecology, Systematics and Zoogeographical Relationships.” Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen 25: 241–319.

Atrash , I. 2003. Wildlife field guide of Wadi Gaza: Wadi Gaza environmental awareness component, Palestine Wildlife Society, Palestine. 112 pp.

Auda, M.M.A., El-Sahhar, K.F. and Deeb, N.Y., 2009. Phytosociological Attributes Of Wadi Gaza Area, Gaza Strip, Palestine. International Journal Of Botany. Available At: https://bit.ly/2T0XrDp

Awad, S., R.K. Abu Saada, M.H. Farhoud, M.I. Khair. 2016. Checklist of the Birds of Palestine, Environmental Education Center, Beit Jala (report).

B’Tselem, 2011. Dispossession and Exploitation: Israel’s policy in the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea. http://www.pwa.ps/userfiles/file/bayet_saleem.pdf

Baalousha, H. 2006. Vulnerability Assessment for the Gaza Strip, Palestine using DRASTIC. Environmental Geology, 50(3): pp.405-414.

Barak, B., 2012. Environmental Economic Approach for Resolving the Environmental Crisis in Jerusalem's Kidron River Basin. International Journal of Science in Society, 3(2): pp.65-77. 

Bax, N. J., 2001. Invasive Species and Biodiversity Management. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 257(2), pp.317–319. doi:10.1016/s0022-0981(00)00272-0

Benvenisti M. 2002. Sacred landscape: The buried history of the Holy Land since 1948. Univ of California Press

Bhowmik, S., 2022. Ecological and economic importance of wetlands and their vulnerability: a review. Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, pp.11-27.

Birdlife International 2017. Ecosystem Profile: Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.

BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2019. IBAT Country Profile for Palestine, State of, Version 2019/1. Available at: http://conservation.ibat-alliance.org

Boast, H., 2012. ‘Planted Over The Past’: Ideology and Ecology in Israel's National Eco-Imaginary. Green Letters, 16(1), pp.46-58.

Bodenheimer, F. S. 1935. Animal Life In Palestine.

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1958. The present taxonomic status of the terrestrial mammals of Palestine. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel, 7b:165-190.

Boettger, O. 1878. Reptilien Und Amphibien Aus Syrien. Bericht Über Die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft In Frankfurt Am Main, 1879, 57-84.

Bonebrake, T.C., Brown, C.J., Bell, J.D., Blanchard, J.L., Chauvenet, A., Champion, C., Chen, I.C., Clark, T.D., Colwell, R.K., Danielsen, F. and Dell, A.I., 2018. Managing consequences of climate‐driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.284-305.

Boulos L. 1997. Endemic flora of the Middle East and North Africa. p. 229-260. In H.N. Barakat and A.K. Hegazy (eds.): Reviews in Ecology-Desert Conservation and Development. A festschrift for Prof. M. Kassas on occasion of his 75th birthday, Metropole, Cairo.

Bricker, K.S., Black, R. and Cottrell, S. eds., 2013. Sustainable tourism & the millennium development goals: Effecting positive change. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Brühl, C.A. and Zaller, J.G., 2019. Biodiversity decline as a consequence of an inappropriate environmental risk assessment of pesticides. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7, p.177.

Caniato, M., Tudor, T.L. and Vaccari, M., 2016. Assessment of health-care waste management in a humanitarian crisis: A case study of the Gaza Strip. Waste Management, 58, pp.386-396.

Catley, A., Burns, J., Abebe, D. and Suji, O., 2007. Participatory Impact Assessment.  A Guide for Practitioners. Feinstein International Center, Tufts University. Medford, USA.

Chakraborty, S., 2005. Potential impact of climate change on plant-pathogen interactions: Presented as a Keynote Address at the 15th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, 26–29 September 2005, Geelong. Australasian Plant Pathology, 34(4), pp.443-448.

Chase, J.M., Blowes, S.A., Knight, T.M., Gerstner, K. and May, F., 2020. Ecosystem decay exacerbates biodiversity loss with habitat loss. Nature, 584(7820), pp.238-243.

Costa, M.L., Santos, M.C., and Carrapico, F., 1999. Biomass characterization of Azolla filiculoides grown in natural ecosystems and wastewater. Hydrobiologia 1999, vol. 415 (349 p.) (23 ref.), pp. 323-327

Dangles, O., Carpio, C., Barragan, A.R., Zeddam, J.L. and Silvain, J.F., 2008. Temperature as a key driver of ecological sorting among invasive pest species in the tropical Andes. Ecological Applications, 18(7), pp.1795-1809.

Danin, A. 1988. “Flora and Vegetation of Israel and Adjacent Areas.” In The Zoogeography of Israel, edited by Y. Tom-Tov and E. Tchemov, 129–158. Dordrecht: Dr. W. Junk Publishers.

Danin, A. 1992. “Check-list of the Vascular Plants Collected During Iter Mediterraneum II.” Bocconea 3: 43–216

Danin, A. 2004. Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina Area. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Danin, A. and Orshan, G., (eds.), 1999. Vegetation of Israel (Vol. 1). Backhuys.

Dardona, A.W. and Khalaf-von Jaffa, N.A. 2015. Studying Aquatic Birds in the area between the Gaza Fishermen Port and Wadi Gaza Estuary, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin, 124: 22-39.

Dudley, N, and Phillips, A., 2006, Forests and Protected Areas: Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories. No. 12.  x + 58pp

Dufour-Dror, J.M., 2012. Alien invasive plants in Israel. The Middle East Nature Conservation Promotion Association. Ahva Publishing, Jerusalem (IL), 1, p.213.

Elmusa, S,S., 1998. Water Conflict: Economics, Politics, Law and Palestinian-Israeli Water Resources, Institute For Palestine Studies, Washington DC, USA, p.351.

Environmental Quality Authority (EQA), 2015. The Fifth National Report - Palestine. Environmental Quality Authority. https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/ps/ps-nr-05-en.pdf

Environmental Quality Authority (EQA), 2021. Sixth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Environmental Quality Authority (EQA), 2022. National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Palestine

EQA 2017b. Istratigiyat albiaa abr alqitaiya (Cross Sectoral Envcvironemnt Strategy).

EQA, 2010. Environment Sector Strategy, Executive Summary. Environmental Quality Authority. https://bit.ly/3xHUaaK

EQA. 2006. The Third National Report on Biodiversity Conservation. Environmental Quality Authority. https://environment.pna.ps/ar/files/Third_national_Report_On_Biodiversity.pdf

EQA. 2012. The National Strategy, Action Programme & Integrated Financing Strategy to Combat Desertification in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. https://bit.ly/3zQ5fse

Ervin, J., Mulongoy, K., and Lawrence, K., 2010. Making Protected Areas Relevant: A guide to integrating protected areas into wider landscapes, seascapes and sectoral plans and strategies. CBD Technical: link

Euroconsult and IWACO. 1994. Gaza (Part I: Inventory of Resources. Palestinian Environmental Protection Authority. Gaza Strip-Palestine, 60 pp.

Feinbrun-Dothan, N. 1978. Flora Palaestina. Vol. 3. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Jerusalem.

Ferraro, P. J. and Pattanayak, S. K., 2006. Money For Nothing? A Call for Empirical Evaluation Of Biodiversity Conservation Investments. Plos Biol, 4, E105.

Foxcroft, L.C., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M. and Genovesi, P. (eds.), 2013. Plant invasions in protected areas: patterns, problems and challenges (Vol. 7). Springer Science & Business Media.

Fragman, O., Pitman, U., Heller, U. & Schmida, A. 1999. Checklist and ecological database of the Flora of Israel and its surroundings. Jerusalem: Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority.

Fragman-Sapir, O., 2017. Conservation in the Middle East: Local and International Collaborations1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 102(2), pp.316-323.

Gallo‐Cajiao, E., Archibald, C., Friedman, R., Steven, R., Fuller, R.A., Game, E.T., Morrison, T.H. and Ritchie, E.G., 2018. Crowdfunding biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology, 32(6), pp.1426-1435.

Ganguly, A., Gokhale, Y. and Gadgil, M., 2003. Developing Responsive Indicators for the Indian Biosphere Reserve Programme. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 100(2-3), pp.214-225.

Garg, V. K., Yadav, Y. K., Sheoran, A., Chand, S., and Kaushik, P., 2006. Livestock excreta management through vermicomposting using an epigeic earthworm Eisenia foetida. Environmentalist, 26(4), pp.269-276 

Garnett, T., Appleby, M.C., Balmford, A., Bateman, I.J., Benton, T.G., Bloomer, P., Burlingame, B., Dawkins, M., Dolan, L., Fraser, D. and Herrero, M., 2013. Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises And Policies. Science, 341(6141), pp.33-34.

Gasteyer, S., Isaac, J., Hillal, J. and Hodali K., 2012. Water Grabbing in Colonial Perspective: Land and Water in Israel/Palestine. Water Alternatives, 5, p,450.

Geiger, F., Bengtsson, J., Berendse, F., Weisser, W.W., Emmerson, M., Morales, M.B., Ceryngier, P., Liira, J., Tscharntke, T., Winqvist, C. and Eggers, S., 2010. Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland. Basic and Applied Ecology, 11(2), pp.97-105.

Ghattas, R., N. Hrimat, and J. Isaac. 2006. Forests in Palestine. Special Publication. ARIJ. http://forestry.arij.org/ pdfs/2006%20forests%20in%20palestine.pdf.

Gillespie, A., 2007. Protected areas and international environmental law. BRILL.

Ginsberg, P., 2006. Restoring Biodiversity T\to Pine Afforestations I\in Israel. Journal for Nature Conservation, 14, pp.207-216.

Glover-Amengor, M. and Tetteh, F.M., 2008. Effect of pesticide application rate on yield of vegetables and soil microbial communities. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 12(1).

Goren, M. and Ortal, R., 1999. Biogeography, diversity and conservation of the inland water fish communities in Israel. Biological Conservation, 89(1), pp.1-9.

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Hammad, K. M., and Qumsiyeh, M.B., 2013. Genotoxic effects of Israeli industrial pollutants on residents of Bruqeen village (Salfit district, Palestine). International Journal of Environmental Studies, 70(4), pp.655–662. doi:10.1080/00207233.2013.823050

Handal et al. 2015. Some records of Freshwater Snail from the Occupied Palestinian territories. Jordan Journal of Natural History, 1(2):23-29

Handal, E. N. (2018: Master Thesis) Systematic Study, Ecology and Geographic Distribution of Land Snails (Mollusca) From the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank), Berzit University.

Handal, E. N. and Qumsiyeh, M. B. 2019. First Record of the Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Heteroptera, Coreidae) from Palestine. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 12(5): 657-658

Handal, E., A.M. Al Wahsh, Z.S. Amr, R. Battiston and M.B. Qumsiyeh. 2018. Mantids (Dictyoptera: Mantodea) from the Palestinian Territories with an updated list. ARTICULATA 33: 1- 15

Handal, E., Amr, Z. and Qumsiyeh, M., 2015. Some records of freshwater snail from the Occupied Palestinian territories. Jordan Journal of Natural History, 1(2):23-29.

Handal, E., Amr, Z. S. and Qumsiyeh, M.B. 2016. Some Records Of Reptiles From The Palestinian Territories. Russian Journal Of Herpetology.

Handal, E., and M. Qumsiyeh. 2021 Status and Distribution of the invasive Myna Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank). Sandgrouse, 43:129-132

Handal, E.N. 2017. First record of Deroplax silphoides (Thunberg, 1783) from the West Bank – Palestine. Entomologia Hellenica. 26: 13-16.

Handal, E.N. and Z.S. Amr. 2017. Additional localities for the Flower chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from the Palestinian Territories (West Bank). Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11(4): 389- 393.

Handal, Elias N., Zuhair Amr, Walid S. Basha; Mazin B. Qumsiyeh, 2021. Illegal Trade in Wildlife Vertebrate Species in the West Bank, Palestine. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 14(4):636-639

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Heywood, V.H., 2015. In situ conservation of plant species: an unattainable goal?. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, 63(4), pp.211-231.

Husein, Duaa and Qumsiyeh, M.B. 2022. Impact of Israeli segregation and annexation wall on Palestinian Biodiversity. Africana Studia,37: 19-26, . 

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Isaac, R. K. 2010a. Alternative Tourism: New Forms Of Tourism In Bethlehem For The Palestinian Tourism Industry. Current Issues In Tourism, 13, 21-36.

Isaac, R. K., 2010b. Moving from Pilgrimage to Responsible Tourism: The Case of Palestine. Current Issues in Tourism, 13, pp.579-590.

Isaac, R.K., 2010c. Palestinian Tourism In Transition: Hope, Aspiration, Or Reality. The Journal Of Tourism And Peace Research, 1(1), Pp.16-26

Ismail, M.S., Moghavvemi, M. and Mahlia, T.M.I., 2013. Energy trends in Palestinian territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip: Possibilities for reducing the reliance on external energy sources. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 28, pp.117-129.

Jamison, S., K. Tamar, A. Slavenko and S. Meiri. 2017. Tarentola annularis (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae): a new invasive species in Israel. – Salamandra 53(2): 299-303 plus Supplementary material.

Jamison, S., Maza, E., Sinaiko, G., Tamar, K., Slavenko, A. and Meiri, S. 2020. To be or not to be tchernovi: a taxonomic revision of the snake genus Micrelaps (Squamata: Serpentes), in Israel. Zootaxa 4881.2 (2020): 290-306.

Jaradat, T. and Awad Allah, O. 2015. Legal Implications Of Accession Of The State Of Palestine To International Conventions On Resources And Protection Of Natural Resources [In Arabic]. http://Dspace.Up.Edu.Ps/Xmlui/Handle/123456789/139

Kadis, C., Thanos, C.A. and Laguna, E., (eds.). Plant micro-reserves: from theory to practice. Utopia Publishing; Athens, Greece; Fos, S., Laguna, L.E. and Jiménez, J., 2014. Plant micro-reserves in the Valencian Region (E of Spain): Are we achieving the expected results? Passive conservation of relevant vascular plant species. Flora Medit, 24, pp.153–162

Kalia, A. and Gosal, S.K., 2011. Effect of pesticide application on soil microorganisms. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 57(6), pp.569-596.

Kehat, M., 1999. Threat to Date Palms in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority by the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Phytoparasitica 27, pp.241–242: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981465

Keith, D.A., 2015.Assessing and managing risks to ecosystem biodiversity’. Austral Ecology, 40: pp.337–346.

Kettunen, M., Genovesi, P., Gollasch, S., Pagad, S., Starfinger, U., ten Brink, P. and Shine, C., 2009. Technical support to EU strategy on invasive alien species (IAS). Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), Brussels.

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