Israel Nature and Parks Authority
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 1998 |
| Headquarters | West Jerusalem, Israel |
| Employees | About 1800, out of which 800 permanent |
| Annual budget | 516,470 NIS (2021) |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Environmental Protection |
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority (Hebrew: רשות הטבע והגנים, Rashut Hateva Vehaganim; Arabic: سلطة الطبيعة والحدائق, romanized: Sulṭat al-Ṭabīʻah wa-al-Ḥadāʼiq) is an Israeli government organization that manages nature reserves and national parks in Israel, the Golan Heights and parts of the West Bank. The organization was founded in April 1998, merging two organizations (The National Parks Authority and the Nature Reserves Authority) that had managed the nature reserves and national parks separately since 1964. The director of the Authority is Raya Shurki.
The symbol of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority is the ibex, a mountain goat similar to the antelope. One of the missions of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority is enforcing Israeli wildlife protection laws.