AMMAN — A delegation from the
International Institute for Peace announced on Saturday the designation of the
Azraq Wetland Reserve as a “Peace Park” for visitors from around the world, the
Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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The announcement was made during a celebration
at the Azraq Wetland Reserve organized by the institute and Jordan’s
Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) in honor of the society’s efforts
and role in preserving the reserve and its natural features and developing the
local community.
The declaration shows international
appreciation for the Azraq Wetland Reserve, a distinctive oasis in the Eastern
Desert that contains treasures of biological diversity. The reserve is located
along one of the Kingdom’s most important bird migration routes and is home to
the Azraq toothcarp fish, one of the rarest fish species.
RSCN Director-General Fadi Al-Nasser,
highlighted the importance of the reserve, which is a distinctive model of
biological diversity and its role in developing local communities.
The naming of the reserve as a global Peace
Park, Nasser said, highlights Jordan's position on the global map in the areas
of nature protection and local community development, and stimulates all types
of tourism.
The representative of the International
Institute for Peace, Donald King, said the celebration is a “vivid example of
encouraging a culture of peace, and seeks to make all visitors ambassadors of
peace”. The RSCN’s efforts at Azraq Wetland Reserve are “consistent with the
spirit of the Peace Park initiative in spreading peace and love”.
The Peace Park initiative aims to showcase the
commitment of a city, town, or reserve to peace, sustainable development, and a
healthy environment.
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