The Development and Free Zones Commission had enabled, through a USAID-supported initiative, three rapid environmental assessments (REAs)1 to be carried out for each of the previously established Ma‟an, Irbid, and King Hussein Ben Talal-Mafraq Development Zones for the benefit of their respective master developers. This comes in the spirit of partnership with the master developers and as part of DFZC‟s ongoing efforts to enhance economic capacity within the Kingdom, creating an advanced investment environment for economic activities, while safeguarding the environment, water and natural resources as stipulated by its Law