Purpose & Achievements
Protecting our Planet
“The next ten years are crucial. We have so many environmental challenges in front of us. And, I think science is what gives us rational optimism, in order to deal with those challenges.”
— Prof. Ron Milo, Co-Leader of Weizmann’s Institute for Environmental Sustainability
Weizmann Institute scientists are not only facing current environmental crises head-on, but are solving tomorrow’s threats to our planet today.
They are developing mathematical formulas to predict rainfall with greater accuracy; creating crops that can grow in harsh climates and with less need for pesticides; designing nanomaterials that can serve as engine lubricants and thus reduce air pollution; studying ways to protect and conserve water, our most valuable resource; examining the Earth’s movements to forecast volcanoes and earthquakes; growing a forest in a desert to study CO2 – these are just some of the ways in which Weizmann researchers are using science to protect our planet, both now and in the future.
