Environment is Jordan’s natural heritage — Irani

<p><strong>12 April 2016</strong><br /> <br /> Jordan Times - AMMAN &mdash; The environment is Jordan&rsquo;s natural heritage, and has to be maintained and administrated wisely to bring economic benefits to the Kingdom, Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature President Khalid Irani said on Tuesday.</p> <p>At a lecture delivered at the Jordan Media Institute (JMI), he referred to 2009 World Bank studies which showed that environmental degradation in the Kingdom reached $205 million annually, and rising, according to a JMI statement.</p> <p>Irani, a former environment minister, said he supports the idea of privatising natural resources and waste management, while maintaining the role of public authorities in drawing policies and monitoring.</p>