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Restoring native wilderness in urban pockets
Palestine Oak seedling in a baby Miyawaki forest
Transforming a private lawn into Jordan's first Miyawaki forest
Two and a half years later, a dense, highly-biodiverse, self-sustaining native forest
Observing the typologies, textures, rhythms, colors, and plant architecture of native vegetation in the UAE as part of an Ecological Landscaping strategy study
Bringing back the endangered Wild Rose, Rosa canina, to Ammani landscapes
Caterpillar of Old World Swallowtail, Papilio machaon, in one of our urban forests
Municipal staff observing growth in the Urban Micro-Lungs Project in East Amman
Schools and volunteers joining community forest planting in East Amman -funded by GIZ in partnership with Ministry of Environment and Greater Amman Municipality
Consulting Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) staff in Tyre on regenerative design for sustainable aid and achieving resilience through emergency responses
Hands-on training of NRC staff, local partners, and farming community in Mishmish Akkar on soil regeneration practices and water harvesting solutions
Using drone to explore potential demonstration sites with Akkar Trail team, North of Lebanon
Demonstration site showcasing regenerative solutions including contour trenches, raised beds, alley cropping, companion planting, and integration of native species as windbreaks, nitrogen fixers, & erosion control
Volunteers planting pockets of indigenous and food forests south of Amman
Native habitat creation, restoring a scarred landscape north of Amman
Amman Sanctuary Project, integrating native wilderness & productive ecosystems
Tranforming an abandoned dumpsite into a native forest and Mediterranean maquis of over 40 native species
Annie Sakkab for Amman Sanctuary, funded by SUGi
Annie Sakkab for Amman Sanctuary, funded by SUGi
Photo Courtesy of Abeer Bayazidi
Restoration efforts include rainwater harvesting interventions aiming for effective landscape rehydration and accelerated succession
Researching the incredible biodiversity of Hijaz mountains in Saudi Arabia while developing an Ecological Landscaping strategy that celebrates the majestic native flora
Photo Credit: Dr. Ahmed Saeed Qashash
Collecting indigenous seeds in Birqish forest, north of Jordan
Seedlings of the critically endangered Pistacia lentiscus at our partner nursery
Volunteers participating in a seed processing workshop at Mujeb Organic Nursery
Photo Credit: Euronews, from Scenes report By Rosie-Lyse Thompson & Ali Barqawi
Volunteers harvesting seeds of Cistus salviifolius
Training local community and designing permaculture demonstration sites as part of a multi-site project in Kurdistan Iraq to to empower smallholder farmers with innovative, sustainable, and resilient agricultural practices
Researching Arabia's traditional water systems, ancient oases, and regenerative agriculture models
Our team documenting a five-year-old Miyawaki forest in Amman
The Urban Micro-Lungs Implementation Manual, developed by our team and published by GIZ, is a municipal tool to help adopt native forest creation as a new model for urban landscaping.
Our Urban Micro-Lungs: Mini-Forests for Climate, Biodiversity & Wellbeing article was published as part of UN-FAO's report on Urban Forests. Edited by Simone Borelli, Michela Conigliaro and Federica Di Cagno, the document provides a snapshot of the current state of urban forestry around the world.
Speaking at the New European Bauhaus Festival in Greece
Photo Credit: World Human Forum
Guest Talk with Darat al Funun Summer Academy 2022 program, titled Interrogating Earth, organized by Rana Beiruti
Photo Courtesy of Rana Beiruti
From our Introduction to Permaculture workshop series, held as part of "Increasing the Resilience of Displaced Persons and Host Communities to Climate Change-Related Water Challenges in Jordan" project, funded by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by UN-Habitat Jordan, in collaboration with the Global Permaculture Research Institute of Australia (GPRI)
Photo Courtesy of Jawad Dukhgan
Native Plants 101 Course is an ode to the native species of Jordan, the indigenous plants of our land. The course offers an exploration journey of 24 native trees and shrubs. Through discussions, field trips, and hands-on activities, the participants explored the indigenous plants, their anatomy, uses, and ecological value. They were introduced to the science and fascinating stories of how our native species experience the world – their inner lives, intelligence, behavior, secret communications, and survival mechanisms. Organized in collaboration with Platform.
(Left) Photo Courtesy of Sami Al-Aloul
Drylands Permaculture Manual - An Introduction to Permaculture Systems.
Our team developed and designed this comprehensive guide on permaculture strategies and techniques that address climate change-related water challenges, developed for UN-HABITAT and the Global Permaculture Research Institute
Participating in Expo Doha 2023 as part of the Jordan Pavilion
The Urban Pigeon Tower installation as part of Amman Design Week 2019.
Through a series of urban rewilding projects and installations, we aim to challenge the hidden prejudice against indigenous species and their right to the city, and to explore architecture and city space as a mediator and catalyst for ecologically-sound and biologically-inclusive practices, ones that can augment the built environment across species lines and activate the city as a rich multi-species ecosystem.
The Insect Hotel, part of Darat Al-Funun Exhibition
Photo Credit: The World Around
Speaking at The World Around Summit 2023 held at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC.
Selected among the six finalists of the Hublot Design Prize 2023, held in the Kunsthaus Zurich.
Photo Credit: Hublot
