We are grateful for the following generous sponsors of the conference:

• Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth L’Yisrael)
• JNF – Australia
• UNESCO
• The Israeli Committee for UNESCO
• Netafim Corporation
• The Pratt Foundation
• The Ministry of Agriculture
• American Associates of Ben Gurion University
• The French Embassy to Israel
• The Italian Embassy to Israel
• The U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv
• Café Joe
• The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
• Ramat Hanegev Regional Council
• Midreshet Sde Boker
• The Parks and Nature Authority
• The Cook Foundation
• Jacob Blaustein Center  for Scientific Cooperation     
• Moses Feldman Family Foundation, PA
• Robert Sillins family Foundation, NY
• Samueli Foundation, CA
  
  

The conference is still accepting donations and institutional and corporate sponsorships.

For more information write Prof. Alon Tal, Director of the Local Organizing Committee: alontal@bgu.ac.il