"Spring 2019 Workshop: Environmental Justice in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank Photo: 'Land of Olives and Vines, Occupied Territories of Palestine' photograph courtesy of National Geographic, UNESCO World Heritage Site In the Central Highlands between Nablus and Hebron, a series of ancient terraces, agricultural towers, and a complex irrigation system have been used to cultivate Battir since antiquity. The agricultural practices—still in use today—are some of the oldest farming methods known to humankind. In 2014, the site was listed ""in danger"" because of ongoing geo-political transformations in the region. According to UNESCO, Israel's controversial West Bank Barrier ""may isolate farmers from fields they have cultivated for centuries."""
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