The “Our Tourism is Our Mission” initiative organizes an environmental tourism walk in Barqash Forest in the Koura district of Irbid

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Arabia Weather</strong> - Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Shraida - The “Our Tourism is Our Mission” initiative, under the “We” platform of the Crown Prince Foundation, organized an environmental walk in Barqash Forest in the Koura District in Irbid Governorate, with the participation of 30 male and female students from public and private universities in the northern region.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> And under the auspices of businessman Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Bilbeisi, who delivered a speech to the participants, in which he indicated that the area of forests in Jordan is less than 1.0% of the Kingdom’s area, stressing the hard work and legal legislation to protect that green spot, which represents the lung of Jordan, stressing the importance of concerted governmental efforts and institutions Civil society, especially universities, to publicize the importance of forests as one of the means to mitigate the effects of climate change, in addition to the environmental, economic and tourism benefits of forests.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added, &quot;Tomorrow, you will be in decision-making centers in various locations in our beloved Jordan, so make the tree a part of your work and giving, and make it the focus of your attention and care, as a service to you and to future generations.&quot;</p></blockquote><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The activities opened with an environmental sports walk in the forests of Barqash in the Koura district, on the “Al Ain Trail” track, for a distance of (10) kilometers. In the midst of the most beautiful virgin nature forest in Jordan, where the forest captivates you with its charm, beauty, and richness in the plant and animal species found in it. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-03-05%20at%209.50.30%20PM.jpeg" style="width: 1200px; height: 800px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Along the way, the participants listened to the researcher, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sharida gave in-depth and detailed explanations that included the types of forest trees, aromatic and medicinal plants, wild flowers, animal species of mammals, birds, and reptiles found in the Barqash forest, in addition to the types of soil and rocks, and listened to many novels, folk tales and mythology about the human relationship with trees and stones through the heritage paths of Barqash .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Then the student, Muhammad Nour Al-Sharida, the founder of the initiative, moderated a round table on the importance of forests in the ecosystem, where both Dr. Sahira Al-Malkawi from Yarmouk University, Mr. Shaman Obeidat from Jadara University for Excellence, Mr. Shibli Al-Bisharat and members of the &quot;We&quot; platform emphasized the importance of sustainable tourism in which fully takes into account the current and future economic, social and environmental impacts. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-03-05%20at%209.50.18%20PM.jpeg" style="width: 1200px; height: 800px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He called on the participants to reduce the phenomenon of leaving the waste of hikers in the forests and the need to create green belts around cities and villages to confront the phenomenon of climate change. Salt.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> At the end of the celebration, the sponsor of the celebration, Dr. Abd al-Rahman al-Bilbisi received certificates of appreciation for the participants, and the founder of the initiative, student Muhammad Nour Ahmed al-Shuraida, received souvenir photos representing the &quot;Deir al-Asal&quot; site, Umm al-Naml, in the Koura district. This was followed by a general clean-up campaign in the forest.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The ceremony was attended by Mr. Rabih Qutaishat, President of the Salt Charity Association, Sweileh Branch, and members of the &quot;We&quot; platform of the Crown Prince Foundation. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-03-05%20at%209.50.14%20PM.jpeg" style="width: 1200px; height: 675px;" /></p>