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Queen visits Ajloun Forest Reserve, meets founders of Sawwah platform

Jul 22, 2020

Her Majesty Queen Rania visited the governorate of Ajloun, on Monday, to learn about the touristic experiences offered by Reef Spring Resorts and the Ajloun Forest Reserve through the sustainable tourism platform Sawwah.

RSCN nominates Yarmouk Forest Reserve for international conservation Green List

Jul 06, 2020

The Yarmouk Forest Reserve has been nominated by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) to be included on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Green List.

Kharabsheh inspects Fifa reserve following uprooting activities

Jun 13, 2020

Minister of Environment and Minister of Agriculture Saleh Kharabsheh on Saturday visited the Fifa Nature Reserve to follow up on its recovery after the uprooting process witnessed at some of its sites at the end of 2019, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Following some uprooting activities within the boundaries of the reserve earlier in 2020, a committee was formed of various entities to conduct a technical assessment of the reserve and the damage it had sustained and to revamp parts of it as necessary.

Kharabsheh also inspected a group of projects in the reserve, including an aloe vera cultivation project that the local community started in cooperation with the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) for the purpose of producing medicinal materials from the plant.

He stressed that the ministry will provide support for such projects, which add value and enhance food industries and self-sufficiency.

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Ajloun

The Academy constructed nearby the Ajloun Forest Reserve. It will be physically linked with the Reserve and its tourism facilities to create a single integrated eco-tourism complex. This will enable the Academy to use these tourism facilities as real-life training situations. The key facilities in the Academy are: Read more اقرأ المزيد