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AMMAN — The Jordanian Company for the Development of Cities and Facilities (JCDCF) and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) on Monday signed a partnership agreement to establish a major ecological park as part of the first phase of the Amra City project, marking a qualitative addition to the Kingdom’s environmental initiatives.
The 1,000-dunum park will serve as the centrepiece of the Amra City project, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. It will feature water bodies as its primary element, alongside green spaces and picnic areas, and will be planted with various native trees and plants suited to the local climate.
This initiative aims to restore the area's vegetation cover and transform the park into a station for migratory birds.
Construction is scheduled to begin in early July, with completion set within three years under the first phase of Amra City, providing a sustainable, long-term environmental haven.
RSCN will design, implement, and operate the park according to the highest environmental specifications.
The unique design will adapt to the area's natural topography, utilising rainwater harvesting and natural valley pathways based on specialised environmental, engineering, and technical studies.
The society will also manage and sustain the park, leveraging its extensive national expertise in the field.
Drawing its identity from the natural heritage of the Amra region, the site will undergo comprehensive landscaping to enhance local flora.
The park is part of the integrated development framework of Amra City, the largest urban development project in the Kingdom's history, which also includes a sports city, an international convention and exhibition centre, and a theme park, all aligning with the Economic Modernisation Vision for a greener and more sustainable future.
The state-owned JCDCF announced the awarding of a tender to a British-Saudi coalition to conduct the design and feasibility studies for the Kingdom's largest theme park, also within the first phase of Amra City.
The first phase of the theme park will cover 200 dunums out of a total planned area of 575 dunums, at an initial cost of JD50 million, and is slated to begin operations by late 2028.
The coalition will handle the master plan, architectural designs, and economic feasibility studies for the project, which aims to become a unique tourist destination, generate hundreds of jobs, and stimulate various economic sectors under the quality-of-life pillar of the Economic Modernisation Vision.
JCDCF is wholly owned by the government and operates under the Jordan Investment Fund, tasked with overseeing project implementation, offering investment opportunities, and building local and international partnerships for the Amra City project.
