Hatem Taifour

Royal Botanic Garden, Jordan

The Mission of the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan is to ensure native flora conservation through ecological restoration and providing a research and demonstration site to address the environmental challenges of our times and generating hope for the future. Our objectives are to: • Become an internationally recognized research facility for all aspects of conserving Jordanian native plant diversity and biodiversity in arid-land environments. • Establish and display documented collections of the native plants of Jordan. • Encourage visitors to gain a deeper appreciation of plants and take pride in Jordan's floral heritage. • Educate the public on conservation issues and the human role in environmental change. • Revitalize communities through projects in harmony with nature. The Royal Botanic Garden is still under development, but will open to the public in the relatively near future, funding dependent. For further information, please see: www.royalbotanicgarden.org www.boterajordan.org and http://www.facebook.com/RBG.RoyalBotanicGarden.Jordan