

Impact Israel.
Impact Nature.
IMPACT THE WORLD.
Hundreds of millions of birds migrate between Europe, Asia, and Africa twice each year. Today, Israel is the lone refueling station left on their grueling journey.
But Israel’s habitats are disappearing. Without them, the consequences would be devastating.
TO SUCCEED, THEY NEED YOU.


VIEW THE STORY BEHIND START-UP NATURE
THE FUTURE OF THE FLYWAY IS IN YOUR HANDS
Your partnership with Start Up Nature will establish the Yossi Leshem Wildlife Sanctuaries, a network of world-class, biodiversity-managed rewilded wetland sites that will:

Secure the future of migration for hundreds of millions of the world’s birds

Support critical biodiversity spanning three continents

Generate an estimated $4.5M in tourism revenue each year

Attract 150,000 visitors annually
Start-Up Nature creates a win-win solution where both Nature and humankind can thrive, while overcoming the challenge of sustainable habitat restoration in population-dense, industrialized areas.
SPNI.
SPNI. Your Partner in Innovative Conservation.
For more than 60 years, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel has been Israel’s most influential and trusted conservation organization. SPNI has shaped the face of Israel for future generations, protecting Israel’s natural spaces through ground-breaking scientific research, policy, and public awareness campaigns.

Start-Up Nature will be led by Dan Alon, SPNI’s Director of Nature Protection and Environmental
Conservation. Dan Alon is the world renowned visionary behind the Hula Lake Reserve, co-founder of the Champions of the Flyway International Birding Race, and one of TIME Magazine’s Heroes of the Planet (1999).
For more than 60 years, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel has been Israel’s most influential and trusted conservation organization. SPNI has shaped the face of Israel for future generations, protecting Israel’s natural spaces through ground-breaking scientific research, policy, and public awareness campaigns.

Start-Up Nature will be led by Dan Alon, SPNI’s Director of Nature Protection and Environmental Conservation. Dan Alon is the world renowned visionary behind the Hula Lake Reserve, co-founder of the Champions of the Flyway International Birding Race, and one of TIME Magazine’s Heroes of the Planet (1999).
RESEARCH PARTNERS


START-UP NATURE'S VISIONARY DONORS

Dan Pava
Campaign Chair, US

Yoav Ben Yaacov
Campaign Chair, Israel

Rabbi Paul Citrin
Committee Member, US

Martin Lowenstein
Committee Member, US
INITIAL FUNDING PARTNERS
- Open Landscape Fund
- Ministry of Tourism
- Ministry of Finance
- The Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee
- Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage
- The Goldberg Group, Toronto
- Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin
- Kibbutz Maagan Michael
OUR GOAL
PHASE I
$4 million raised
- Initial funding secured
- Lease has been signed with Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin
- Construction has begun and reservoirs have been flooded
- Lease has been signed with Kibbutz Maagan Michael
PHASE II
$11 million raised
Your phase of the plan
- These funds will permanently sustain the first two sites of Start-Up Nature’s revolutionary conservation model.
$15 Million
PHASE I
$4 million raised
- Initial funding secured
- Lease has been signed with Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin
- Construction has begun and reservoirs have been flooded
- Lease has been signed with Kibbutz Maagan Michael
PHASE II:
YOUR PHASE OF THE PLAN
$11 million raised
- These funds will permanently sustain the first two sites of Start-Up Nature’s revolutionary conservation model.
$15 MILLION
GIVING LEVELS
Your partnership in Start-Up Nature will ensure the permanence and long-term success of these critical sanctuaries, and your ever-present support will be recognized by all visitors to the sites for generations to come.
START-UP NATURE NAMING OPPORTUNITIES*
Kfar Ruppin
- Kfar Ruppin Birding Center
- Riverside Wetland
- Jordan Valley Birding Center
- Osprey Pool
- Bee-Eater Trail
- Stork Pool
- Purple Heron Pond
- Egret Pond
- Kingfisher Pond
- Purple Heron Hide
- Bunting Pool
- Kingfisher Hide
- Little Owl Meadow
- Bee-Eater Ridge
Kfar
- $6,000,000
- $2,500,000
- $1,500,000
- $1,000,000
- $1,000,000
- $1,000,000
- $1,000,000
- $500,000
- $500,000
- $250,000
- $250,000
- $150,000
- $100,000
- $100,000
Maagan Michael
- Maagan Michael Birding Center
- Sandpiper Lagoon
- Pelican Lagoon
- Maagan Michael Gateway
- Education Center
- Tern Island Lagoon
- Gull Lagoon
- Research Center
- Sea Turtle Lookout
- Sandpiper Hide
- Warbler Pool
Maagan
- $6,000,000
- $1,500,000
- $1,500,000
- $1,500,000
- $1,250,000
- $750,000
- $750,000
- $500,000
- $500,000
- $400,000
- $150,000
*Each naming opportunity is available as one unit only.

Learn More.
Click below to learn more about Start-Up Nature and how you can take an active, innovative role in protecting and securing a globally critical migration flyway.
TO LEARN MORE OR JOIN US IN START-UP NATURE, PLEASE CONTACT
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN ISRAEL
- Yossi Ben Artzi, Chair
- Iris Hann, CEO
- Dan Alon, Director, Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection
- Jay Shofet, Development Director
NATURE ISRAEL™
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN ISRAEL
- Jonathan Silverstein, Chair
- Robin Gordon, Director, Member Relations
- Jessica Lewis, Director, Marketing and Development
THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN ISRAEL
- Carl Mandel, Chair
- Avi Sadiv, Executive Director
- Michael Meyer, Development Director