For more than 30 years, Jordan has felt the need to revitalise its ecosystems and resuscitate its landscapes and species that were once endemic to the country. Jordan's thousand-year-old geology has created massifs of granite and sandstone in rock filled deserts; in a land where it is 80 percent arid, rare oases provide precious water resources. Yet despite being one of the ten poorest countries in terms of water, it is rich in living species - thanks to successful programmes that are aimed at reintroducing lost species.