Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. 1. Degradation and Restoration 1
6. 2. Israel’s Forests: From the Bible to the British 9
7. 3. A Mandate for Trees 30
8. 4. Enthusiastic Saplings 56
9. 5. Sustainable Forestry 93
10. 6. Dryland Forests and Their Natural Enemies 123
11. 7. Of Fires and Foraging 154
12. 8. People and Trees 185
13. 9. Ecosystem Services and Israel’s Forests 225
14. Epilogue. All the Trees of the Forest 259
15. Notes 277
16. Index 329