Ido Liven: Independent Journalist

Medical Help for Palestinians Still a Challenge

While political divisions refuse to heal, Israeli and Palestinian medical relief groups are trying to overcome numerous hurdles through evolving cooperation

Watch the Birdies

Ornithologists say that climate change is having a profound effect on bird behaviour and suggest that this phenomenon can act as an early warning system to the dangers posed to Earth

The postman always rings twice: Who could stop the junk-mail delivery?

OP-ED: From air pollution to water wastage to carbon emissions, the environmental costs entailed in the circulation of marketing pamphlets to our mailboxes are eventually imposed on the public, regardless of our interest in them. After 12 bills pledging to fight junk mail have been submitted in the past six years, it's time to get rid of this innocent-looking hazard.

Carbon Bingo: Post-Copenhagen Style of Indifference

After global media and public pressure peaked during the Copenhagen conference, one month later it has dropped back to its normal levels of indifference, and things now seem to be not that urgent anymore. Climate change will wait at least until next December (Image: Grist.org)

Local vegetation can point to the consequences of climate change, Israeli scientists say after extensive studies

Israeli scientists on the ground are already trying to identify manifestations of climate change. Local vegetation, some of them say, reflects the changing weather patterns and might help in determining further consequences.

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Reporting from Israel, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Croatia, Switzerland and Iceland through the past five years, Ido Liven has been covering mostly environment and foreign affairs, along with culture and independent tourism.

His feature stories, news items and opinion articles have been published on a variety of publications – both in print and online – in Israel, Germany, Canada, Austria, Switzerland and more.

In addition, photos of his were published aside a large number of his stories and on other publications.

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