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John Fielding,
CEO
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The last five years has produced new legislation and programs as well as experience that has allowed for returns from such countries as Jordan, Lebanon and Syria without a parent having to hire a private recovery agent.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Jordan has signed and ratified the Ottawa Convention and is in an excellent position to assume a leading role in the region to advocate for a ban on landmines and to assist the neighboring countries in dealing with their landmine problem.
Jordan is in the process of developing and implementing the principles of eco-tourism, which would show off the country's undisturbed natural treasures and cultural monuments to their advantage and avoid the negative consequences of mass tourism.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Jordan was among the many developing countries that benefited from IUCN’s technical assistance first in developing our national reserve networks in 1970s and later in formulating a long-term national environmental strategy in 1991 - the first in the Middle East.
UNDP is involved in helping to plan mine action activities in Jordan and Lebanon, following the recent assessment missions to those countries led by the Mine Action Centre.
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Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur
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Jordan has a modern communication infrastructure, with reliable direct dial international telephone and fax services available throughout Jordan and to most countries.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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Countries: Jordan: Arabic Search Engine: Directory of arabic and islamic sites.
In countries like Jordan, for example, Christians may be as guilty as Muslims of following such a custom, and many Jordanian individuals and agencies are working hard to educate people about the evils of such practices.
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Astrid Schuhmann,
Backpacker
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Jordan Eco-Tours operates both classical and ecologically orientated travels in Jordan, and organises extensions incorporating Syria, Yemen and Egypt in association with selected tour operators in those countries.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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Jordan and the PLO have signed separate agreements with Israel and many of the other Arab countries have already initiated diplomatic and economic ties with Israel, leaving Assad to trail the rest of the region rather than lead it.
Jordan is set to join the family of 127 countries who have signed the treaty since December, including Algeria, Qatar, Tunisia and Yemen.
Our services extend outside Jordan and into the neighboring countries of the region namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt.
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