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Dana And Copper Mining


10/24/2022 7:39:05 AM

(MENAFN- Amman Net)

 

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  • Dana is Jordan's largest nature reserve, covering some 320 square kilometres. So far, a total of 800 plant species, 190 bird species, 37 mammal species and 36 reptile species have been recorded in the Reserve.

 

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  • Dana is home to about a third of Jordan' s="" flora="" and="" three="" of="" the="" plants="" there="" have="" only="" ever="" been="" recorded="" in="" dana="" and="" nowhere="" else="" in="" the="" world.="" />

     

     

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    • The Jordanian government plans to carve almost a third of the Dana Biosphere Reserve to allow mining for copper in the biodiverse area. For Jordanian conservationists, the decision to allow mining in the nature reserve poses a serious threat to the region' s="" unique="" biodiversity="" and="" sets="" a="" dangerous="" precedent="" elsewhere="" in="" jordan.="" />

       

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      • A total of 215 species of birds were recorded in Dana which represent 50% of all the bird species in Jordan.“The fate of Jordan' s="" safe="" haven="" for="" birds="" remains="" unknown="" in="" the="" case="" of="" a="" copper="" mine="" adjacent="" to="" dana="" biosphere,”="" according="" to="" a="" statement="" by="" the="" royal="" society="" of="" conservation="" of="" nature="" (rscn).="" the="" reserve="" also="" includes="" globally="" threatened="" species="" like="" the="" sooty="" falcon="" and="" syrian="" serin.="" />

         

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        • Nearly 450 animal species have been recorded in the Reserve, of which 25 are known to be endangered, including the Sand Cat, the Syrian Wolf, the Lesser Kestrel (a type of bird) and The Spiny Tailed Lizard.

         

         

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        • Without special care, some of these animal species could disappear from Earth forever, which makes the Dana Biosphere Reserve a place of global importance.

        The presence of intense human activity, machinery, explosions, and dust emissions will destroy the reserve's natural habitats, which will force many species, rare and endangered, to flee, according to RSCN.

         

         

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        • Dana Reserve is the sixth nature reserve where protection of animals is of extreme importance - including endangered ones such as the ibex - from the ravages of hunting. The reserve also hosts the mountain gazelle, fox, badger, porcupine, wolf, hyrax and the striped hyena.

         

         

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        • The Dana Village area, overlooking the scenic Wadi Dana, has been occupied since about 4,000 BC. Archaeological evidence indicates that Paleolithic, Egyptian, Nabatean, and Roman civilizations have been drawn to the area by the fertile soil, water springs, and strategic location. Local communities and conversations have expressed alarm over the plan, warning of irreversible environmental destruction, water and air pollution and lost habitats for rare wildlife.

         

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        • Sixteen handicraft workshops have been set up in the past decade and are currently operated and managed by RSCN. The workshops are located in and around different RSCN managed nature reserves.

         

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        • These workshops help to conserve nature by providing new sources of income and employment for families in villages near to nature reserves to reduce their dependence on the reserves' natural resources.

         

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        • Over sixty local women have been part of the workshops where they are employed, helping to alleviate poverty in areas that offer few other employment opportunities. These thriving handicraft enterprises are making conservation important to the lives of local communities by providing alternatives to hunting, overgrazing and a number of other threats to wildlife habitats in Jordan.

         

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        • These handmade products are sold at Wild Jordan's nine Nature Shops, which are located at each nature reserve and at the Wild Jordan Center in Amman.

         

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