AMMAN In their joint efforts to promote sustainable development and protect biodiversity, Leaders International and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) announced on Sunday the launch of a two-year initiative in Eastern Badia, in the Azraq region, aiming to raise environmental awareness, promote sustainable tourism and empower local communities in the
ZARQA GOVERNORATE, Jordan; ERBIL, Iraq; QAMISHLI, Syria In the darkness of a small, windowless room, half a dozen falcons were perched on low wooden stools, their eyes covered with leather hoods. Crouching on the sand-covered floor, their caretaker gently unhooded some of the birds, which stretched their wings cautiously. For most of them, free […]
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Last week, a number of friends, my family, and I had the pleasure of visiting the Shaumari Wildlife Reserve, and sometime before that the Azraq Wetland Reserve.Two observations I wish to highlight on the basis of the two visits. The first relates to the network of roads in the area, and the second to the two reserves themselves and other reserves and protected areas throughout
Last week, a number of friends, my family, and I had the pleasure of visiting the Shaumari Wildlife Reserve, and sometime before that the Azraq Wetland Reserve.Two observations I wish to highlight on the basis of the two visits. The first relates to the network of roads in the area, and the second to the two reserves themselves and other reserves and protected areas throughout