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Electronic Network on Medicinal Plants to be Ready Soon
Jordan Information Center (JIC)
April 13, 2005
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AMMAN, JORDAN- Scientific researchers and specialists in Jordan will soon have access to an electronic medicinal plants network designed to introduce them to up-to-date issues and research in the field.

First National Botanic Garden Founded in Jordan
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
March 23, 2005 Read More...

On Monday 21 March 2005, HRH Prince Faisal, the Regent, of Jordan inaugurated the first national botanic garden in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Royal Botanic Garden will be the first botanical collection of living plants that is open to the public in Jordan. It will be a regional centre for native plant conservation, public education, and scientific research and will have links with other gardens, both in the region and worldwide.

Studies of the Biodiversity of Jordan Website Wins "Merit" Award in the 2004 Annual Society for Technical Communication (STC) Competition.
February 9, 2005

International Research Team to Search for New Medicines in Jordan
Study will create scientific, economic development opportunities
July 21, 2004 Read More...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – An international team of researchers led by RTI International has begun a two-year effort to search for drugs to treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer and other diseases among the diverse plants and other organisms of Jordan.

Third Round Awards are Announced Under Interagency Biodiversity Program
December 16, 2003 Read More...

BETHESDA, MARYLAND--A consortium of Federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces 12 new awards under the third review cycle of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) program. Support for this program will total approximately $5 million per year over the next five years, shared among NIH, NSF, and USDA. The Fogarty International Center, which led development of the program in 1993, administers and supports it with the co-sponsors.

Investigating Biodiversity (article from Where In the World is RTI? newsletter published by RTI International Development Group)
December 2003 Read More...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA--The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's rich biodiversity creates a "flora bridge" joining the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe. Collaborators at RTI, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA Tech), and the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) will investigate plants and predator bacteria in Jordan as possible sources of antimicrobial, anticancer, and central nervous system active compounds.