The American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (ASPNI) was founded in 1986 to help raise awareness and support for the work of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), Israel's oldest and largest environmental organization. Today, SPNI leads the public and decision-makers in the search for environmentally sustainable and economically sound ways to promote growth while protecting Israel's unique environmental heritage. Through education, organizing public involvement, informing decision-makers and proposing creative solutions to development plans, SPNI has established an impressive list of achievements. Since 1953, SPNI has worked to promote knowledge, love, and respect for the land among its citizens and abroad.