For People and the Environment
The RBG practices and advocates biodiversity conservation at the whole-systems level. Our guiding concepts are:
- Habitat-based conservation
- Man as an integral part of the biotic whole
We're establishing a research and education centre, a demonstration site for sustainable living, and a unique ecotourism destination.
News
- RBG and Kew go on a specimen and seed collecting trip
- Herbarium specimens from earliest collectors being uploaded
- Atriplex spp. study published by RBG researcher
- RBG cryopreservation research gets started
- RBG founder, HRH Princess Basma bint Ali, speaks on Roya TV
- The RBG's CBRR team publishes an article in Pastoralism Journal
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Saving Jordan's Habitats
Our native biodiversity, plants and habitats are under siege. Very few natural sites remain intact in Jordan.
We are determined to protect Jordan's remaining “home” habitats, study them as models, and re-create them as authentically as possible in the Royal Botanic Garden. We are currently re-creating the five Jordanian habitats shown below.
National Virtual Herbarium
The new National Virtual Herbarium provides online access to herbarium specimens of Jordan. Approximately 100 specimens can now be viewed.
Deciduous Oak Forest Habitat
Quercus aegilops is the national tree of Jordan and the signature species in the Deciduous Oak Forest Habitat at the RBG.
Pine Forest Habitat
Jordan's last remaining stand of old pine forest, found in Dibeen, is the home habitat for our Pine Forest Habitat.
Juniper Forest Habitat
The Royal Botanic Garden's Juniper Forest Habitat is modeled on a natural home habitat found in Wadi Ahmar, in the Dana Reserve.
Freshwater Habitat
Jordan's wadis are a source of fresh water and abundant life in an otherwise hot and arid environment.
Jordan Valley Habitat
From subtropical Sudanian to arid Sudanian savannnoid, an astounding variety of plants is found in the Jordan Valley.
RBG Newsletter
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Plant of the Month
Allium erdelii~ Wild Garlic
Allium erdelii~ Wild Garlic
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Family: LILIACEAE
Delicate perennial, 10...
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