Olea Europaea olive tree is tracked down for its financial and symbolic value By Bernard Ellouk – Aug 02,2017 AMMAN — “Imagine the financial value of a 1,000-year-old tree,” said Mohammad Al Rababah, professor of natural resources ecology and management at the University of Jordan. Unfortunately, some already have. Large construction equipment, often used for […]
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Smugglers eye ‘prize’ of 1,000-year-old tree – Jordan Times
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Alleged illegal pipelines removed in Wadi Al Seer – Jordan Times
By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 31,2017 MMAN — Authorities have removed eleven allegedly illegal pipelines, which were diverting water from a spring in Wadi Al Seer to underground reservoirs, an official said on Monday. The suspected violator had also reportedly diverted water from the Wadi Al Seer stream to fill up tankers and sell water […]
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Authorities analyse video showing ‘hunting’ of endangered Nubian ibexes – Jordan Times
by Hana Namrouqa – Jul 25,2017 AMMAN — Authorities are analysing a recent video which appears to show Nubian ibexes being killed in the Mudawarra area in the south of Jordan, in an effort to track down those responsible, a conservationist said on Monday. The video, which shows at least two dead ibexes placed alongside […]
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