Green Amman, JEA partner to create ‘engineers forest’

By JT - Jul 31,2017 - Last updated at Jul 31,2017

AMMAN — The Green Amman 2020 committee on Sunday agreed with the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) to look for a plot of land for the purposes of planting 1 million trees in what will be called “the engineers forest”, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The head of the coordination committee Emad Dabbas presented plans and projects to be implemented in different regions of the Kingdom to increase the surface of green area and to raise awareness towards the environment.

She cited several upcoming measures including increasing the number of gardens and green spaces, planting trees, and enhancing coordination between all the concerned parties to reach a green Amman by 2020, in cooperation with strategic partners from the public and private sectors, Petra added.

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