Palestine – Jericho Wildlife Monitoring Station and Botanical Garden
| PALESTINE 5 | |||
| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | |||
| COUNTRY | Palestine | ||
| INSTITUTION NAME | Jericho Wildlife Monitoring Station (JWMS) and Botanical Garden | ||
| MAIN ADDRESS | Jericho Wildlife Monitoring Station and Botanical Garden; Palistinian Environmental Authority, PO Box 296, Hebron, West Bank/Palestine via Israel
Tel: 00 972 2 2229269/79 Email: mehassneh@email.com pena@planet.com |
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| DESCRIPTION | |||
| AREA | 15 ha | ||
| LATITUDE | 31,05 | ||
| LONGITUDE | 34,85 | ||
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | |||
| STATUS | NGO. Palestine Wildlife Society (PWLS) | ||
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Monitoring Station and Botanic Garden | ||
| DATE FOUNDED | 1997 | ||
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Rare and threatened endemics, saline tolerant plants, medicinal and aromatic and wild crops relatives including Achillea fragrantissima, Ammi visnaga, Artemisia herba-alba, Cichorium intybus, Foeniculum vulgare, Lavandula officinalis, Matricaria chamomilla | ||
| TAXA | No information available | ||
| PROGRAMMES | Training and educational programs for targeting local school studentsTaxonomy programmes
Bird Ringing (banding) and Watching programmes Agriculture cooperation programs Wildlife Research (Future plans for researches of the Flora and Fauna) Eco-tourism programmes |
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| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | 8 green houses (50 x 10m each)Public park
4-room office building installed with one permanent researcher Land for the training center (land race plantation) |
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| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | Seed Bank | ||
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:
www.bgci.org www.mofa.go.jp Documents and Other: “Thecnical activities of the dryland iniciatives”. Chapter V Information given by Khaled Sawalha (Al-Quds University, Palestinian Territories) |
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