KESHET NGO - Community | Culture | Environment

Keshet NGO is a regional grassroots civil society organization based in Mitzpe Ramon, in Israel’s Negev Highlands and Land of Craters region. The Land of Craters is a nationally recognized desert landscape of rare ecological, geological, and cultural value. Today, this landscape faces pressure from infrastructure corridors, mining, mass tourism, light pollution, military facilities, and weak enforcement. These pressures threaten biodiversity, geological heritage, community identity, and nature-based livelihoods. Since 2010, Keshet has turned regional knowledge into practical landscape stewardship. We monitor planning procedures, identify threats early, mobilize residents and volunteers, work with experts, engage national media, and meet decision-makers. When needed, we file objections, appeals, and petitions.