By 2016, the National Biodiversity Committee (NBC) is the prime governance mechanism for biodiversity.

The National Biodiversity Committee was established based on a cabinet decision aiming to support the ministry in the development of policies, strategies and action plans related to biodiversity conservation in Jordan. Therefore, this target was set to strengthen the role and mandate of the NBC of Jordan to act more effectively and support decision making process in all related topics to the biodiversity conservation of Jordan.