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RSCN, PSD ink deal to establish office for environmental affairs in Burqu Nature Reserve
By Maria Weldali - May 06,2021 - Last updated at May 06,2021
Burqu Reserve, located some 200 kilometres east of Amman, in Mafraq (Petra file photo)
AMMAN The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) and the Public Security Directorate (PSD) on Thursday signed an agreement to establish an office for environmental affairs and tourism in Burqu Nature Reserve, as part of a memorandum of understanding previously signed by both parties.
“Burqu Nature Reserve is considered to be the largest reserve in the Kingdom, therefore an office for environmental affairs and tourism is needed to implement on-site inspection programmes and to manage biodiversity protection in the area,” RSCN Director General Yahya Khaled told The Jordan Times on Thursday.
Anjara community garden receives face lift
By Maria Weldali - Dec 23,2020 - Last updated at Dec 23,2020
The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature together with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), completed the renovation works of a community garden in Anjara area in Ajloun (Photo courtesy of RSCN)
AMMAN The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) together with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), completed the renovation works of a community garden in Anjara area in Ajloun.
Funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project employed 345 workers in Ajloun to renovate the tourist corridors and Ajloun Forest Reserve’s organic farm, according to an RSCN statement sent to The Jordan Times on Wednesday.