<p><b>1989</b>: Established Ajloun Forest Reserve, to protect the Evergreen Oak Forests in northern Jordan and to re-introduce the Roe Deer.</p><p><b>1989</b>: Established its fifth reserve, Dana Biosphere Reserve, which was located in a spectacularly beautiful area around Dana village. It was opened by Her Majesty Queen Noor, the RSCNs patron.</p><p><b>1991</b>: Joined forces with other environmental stakeholders to draft the national environmental strategy for Jordan.</p><p><b>1993</b>:&nbsp; The research department was established in RSCN.</p><p><b>1994</b>: Partnered with the Government, United Nations Development Program, and the World Bank to start a major project based on the newly established Dana Biosphere Reserve. The project had two objectives: to make Dana Biosphere Reserve a model of integrated conservation and socio-economic development, where the needs of nature and the needs of people are tackled simultaneously; and to restructure the management system of RSCN through institutional strengthening. This process took RSCN into a modern era of conservation.&nbsp;</p><p><b>1995</b>: Worked in cooperation with government agencies to formulate the first Environmental Protection Law for Jordan.</p><p><b>1995</b>: Revolutionized its approach towards environmental education by creating regional networks of club leaders who were trained on exciting and innovative techniques of environmental education.</p><p><b>1996</b>: The late King Hussein, has awarded RSCN the Order of the Star of Jordan Grand Cordon in recognition of the leading role played by it in the preservation of the environment and protection of natural resources and wildlife in Jordan.</p><p><b>1998</b>: Carried out a second Protected Areas Review in Jordan to reconfirm the findings of the first review from 1978 by Clarke, resulting in the addition of six new proposed protected areas in Dibeen, Yarmouk, Jordan River, Qatar, Aqaba Mountains, and Fifa.&nbsp;</p><p><b>1998</b>: Signed a memorandum of understanding with the Jordan Valley Authority to divert the location of the Mujib Dam to be at the shores of the Dead Sea, so as not to affect the natural water flow of the Mujib River.</p><p><b>1998</b>: Established the Wadi Rum protected area.</p><p><b>1998</b>: Released the captive-bred Ibex from Raddas enclosure at Mujib Biosphere Reserve.</p><p><b>1998</b>: Launched the “cry for nature” campaign to bring attention to the many threats facing Jordan’s environment and natural heritage.</p><p><b>1998</b>: UNESCO’s declaration of the Dana Nature Reserve as Jordan’s First ‘Man and Biosphere Reserve’.&nbsp;</p><p><b>1999</b>: Adopted its new strategic plan, which focused on phasing out reintroduction programs for endangered species in favour of in-situ conservation measures.</p>