Their disappearance may be traced to the drainage and pollution of Israel’s water bodies. Only 67 of the endangered plant species are among Israel’s 268 protected plant species; 66 of the protected plant species are endemic native plants, and 203 of them are species whose habitat is highly threatened (MoEP, 2009, 2010b). As part of its legal obligation under the CBD, Israel prepared its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (or, more simply, National Biodiversity Strategy or NBS). The NBS was developed during the past decade and completed in 2010 (Frankenberg, 2005; MoEP, 2009, 2010a).