Newsletter (May to July) 2022

APN friends dedicate 4000 trees to the martyr Shireen Abu Akleh

APN launched an appeal to participate in the planting of fruit-bearing trees in memory of the martyr Shireen Abu Akleh

A project to empower farmers and enhance food security in Jordan Valley

APN implement a huge project entitled “Economic Empowerment and Supporting Food Security” funded and supervised by the International Islamic Charitable Organization

Zuayter: The food crisis is not a coincidence

APN: The prices of foods are at the highest level since the year 1990, and that inflation which has affected the food prices are affecting all of us

APN makes recommendations to the Global Land Forum 2022

APN General Manager, Mariam Al Jaajaa, was invited to speak at the 9th Global Land Forum, organized by the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Environment, and the Global Land Alliance, with support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The session, in which she was a panelist, was titled "Integration in the Arab Region for Establishing a Unified and Sustainable Society, Peace and Conflicts".

APN planted 2,000 fruit trees in Salfit and Nablus, supported by Hikma

With noble support from the Hikma Pharmaceutical Company, APN planted 2,000 fruit trees in Salfit and Nablus.

Jordan Ahli Bank Renews Cooperation with APN

Jordan Ahli Bank renewed its cooperation with the Arab Group for APN for the seventh year in a row, by supporting the "Green Caravan” program

Arab Group for the Protection of Nature presents its vision unequivocally in meetings.

APN participated in a meeting within the Working Group on Conflict and Fragility affiliated with the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE),

"Green Dreamer" hosted Barhoush, to talk about occupation and trees

Canadian journalist Kamea Chayne hosted Mr. Rami Barhoush, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of APN on episode 356 of the Green Dreamer Prodcast, to talk about the role and vision of the APN in enhancing the capacity of Arab peoples, including those living under occupation and armed conflict, to protect, preserve and establish sovereignty over their natural resources and food, while enhancing advocacy efforts for civil society organizations at the regional level, as well as for global environmental issues.

The First of the Trees of Tribute to Martyr Shireen Abu Akleh is from Beit Haninah

APN distributing and planting 1500 trees out of 4000 trees, such in honor of the martyred journalist Shireen Abu Akleh ain Beit Haninah

APN View about Arab land and conflict in the UN-Habitat Meetings

APN study regarding the issue of Arab land and conflict during the UN-Habitat meetings

Jordan Commercial Bank and APN plant 200 citrus trees

Jordan Commercial Bank employees participated, with the APN team, in an agricultural activity in the Jordan Valley

3 Palestinian governorates receive 2,000 fruit trees planted by APN

Ideal Solutions provided APN with 2000 fruit trees in Bethlehem, Hebron, and Tulkarm

APN lectures at the Social Security Investment Fund

The Social Security Investment Fund hosted APN for the occasion of World Environment Day and International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

Employees of the Jordan Kuwait Bank plant 200 fruit trees with APN

Jordan Kuwait Bank employees, participated in APN planting 200 fruit trees in Jordan Valley with APN

APN organizes a tour for journalists to raise awareness on Desertification

APN organized a field tour for journalists and media professionals to Jordan Valley for the occasion of the International Day to Combat Desertification

The Lebanese Minister of Agriculture, Al Hajj Hassan, meets APN in Beirut

The Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Mr. Abbas Al Hajj Hassan, met the chairwoman of the board of directors of APN in Lebanon

The residents of Beit Jala unify in their affection for Shireen Abu Akleh in the second planting dedicated to her departed soul

APN carried out the second round of tree planting in memory of the martyr Shireen Abu Aqleh in Beit Jala

Zuayter to the Arab International Organization for Reconstruction in Palestine: Reconstruction of Palestine should entail the ‘reconstruction’ of land

The Arab International Organization for Reconstruction in Palestine invited APN, President Razan Zuayter, to attend the tenth meeting of its Board of Trustees in Istanbul, on May 21, 2022, with the presence of more than 200 participants.

Al Jaajaa’s Intervention in INCAF Dialogue

APN General Manager, Mariam Al Jaajaa, was invited to participate in a dialogue with member states of INCAF, in order to give civil society perspective on environmental action and combating climate change in countries suffering from protracted conflicts and crises.

APN undertook an agricultural tour of Beirut

APN Chairperson of the Board, Razan Zuayter, and APN’s technical advisor, Hassan Al Jaajaa, attended several meetings and agricultural tours in different regions in Lebanon.

e.Construct Company Supports APN to Plant 1000 Olive Trees in Gaza

e.construct company supported the APN, by planting 1,000 olive trees in Gaza

The employees of Al-Nisr Al-Arabi are collaborating with APN

The employees of Al-Nisr Al-Arabi  are flying with the APN in the central Jordan Valley

From her cookie baking passion to planting 100 fruit trees.

Hala a passionate student in the 8th grade at(IAA), has decided to integrate her community project within an impactful initiative with APN

Zuayter’s recommendations in involving youth's efforts to combat desertification

Zuayter’s recommendations to involve young people in efforts to combat desertification at the meeting of ESCWA

APN and LOYAC’s Partnership Bear Fruit in Lebanon

APN and LOYAC planted the first fruitful trees for the benefit of small farmers in the village of Al-Halusiyah near the city of Tyre.

600 Guava trees defy the Apartheid Wall

With the generous donation of the inheritor of the late Hammam Darwaza, APN assisted a farmer directly affected by the apartheid wall

APN "If Only You Knew"​ Lecture at Modern Montessori Schools

Fifth grade students of the Modern Montessori School bolster their connection to the earth by sponsoring 137 trees

Eng. Razan, at the 7th meeting of Sub-Committee on Zero Hunger

The intervention of Eng. Razan Zuayter, in the seventh meeting of the Sub-committee for the Eradication of Hunger in the Arab Region affiliated to (LAS)

Princess Sumaya University (PSUT) one of APN's Campaigns

830 trees planted: Princess Sumaya University supports the "Cultivate Your Resilience" campaign

Continued devotion from steadfast Jenin: APN plant in response to the martyrdom of Shireen Abu Akleh

APN accomplished the third phase of Shireen Abu Akleh's campaign in the Jenin governorate where she was martyred.

APN lectures at Khalil Rahman Academy

APN was invited to lecture at Khalil Al-Rahman Academy, in the presence of 120 students from the middle school and high school levels

Zuayter raises questions about agricultural integration in the Arab National Conference

APN Chairperson of the board, Razan Zuayter, participated in the 31st session of the Arab National Conference, held in Beirut

APN planting olive trees with Madrasati initiative

APN supplied Princess Basma Secondary School for Girls, in the Abu Nseir area in Northern Amman, with 26 olive trees through the Madrasati initiative

Zuayter, for members of the PCFS, food security is a priority for our social, economic, and political security.

APN President, Razan Zuayter, was invited to give a speech at the Asia meeting of the Peoples Coalition for Food Sovereignty - PCFS, as co-chair of the coalition, and founder of the Arab Network for Food Sovereignty.

APN Proceeds from “Music for Palestine” Concert Yield Trees in Gaza

All proceeds of the Music for Palestine initiative were allocated to revitalize and reclaim agricultural lands destroyed by the Israeli occupation.

Al Jaajaa Lectures on Achieving Food Sovereignty in the Arab World with "A Growing Culture"

APN Lectures on Challenges and Solutions to Achieve Food Sovereignty in the Arab World with "A Growing Culture"

Al-Sharqiah Channel hosted Al Jaajaa to talk about desertification

Al Jaajaa, was a guest of the news program “Al-Hassad Al-Ikhbari” of the Iraqi Al-Sharqiyyah Channel, to talk about desertification

APN and Amman Academy Revive Hope in Ghamdn

APN went with the participation of students from ANA to plant trees throughout the areas affected by the snow storms in Ghamdan Park.

APN Turns Down Invitation to Meet with Sadhguru

After consulting partner organizations in India, APN learned that Sadhguru is launching a deceptive PR campaign that fails to address root causes of environmental degradation.

Interview with APN's Chairperson of the Board

Razan Zuayter, APN's Chairperson of the Board, summarized the vision and mission of APN, which was founded in 2003

APN Recommends Self-Censorship Against Foreign Funding

Zuayter responded to the invitation of the HEMAM Forum, under the theme Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, and participated in the discussion sessions.