The King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority announced on Friday that more than 750,000 hectares of degraded land have been restored under its greening and rehabilitation initiatives.
According to a report issued by the Saudi Press Agency to mark World Agriculture Day, the authority has planted nearly 4 million seedlings around 3,992,200 in total across the vast 130,700-square-kilometer reserve. To this support natural forest and rangeland regeneration around 7,500 kilograms of native seeds such as yarrow artemisia and haloxylon have also been distributed.
These efforts are part of the broader Saudi Green Initiative launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in March 2021. The initiative is a core component of Saudi Vision 2030 with goals that include reducing carbon emissions increasing afforestation and safeguarding both land and marine ecosystems.
The Royal Reserve’s restoration projects are in specifically target areas impacted by desertification and overgrazing, aiming to revive plant life and strengthen biodiversity. Established in June 2018 the reserve named after King Salman unifies several protected areas across the northern regions of Tabuk, Northern Borders Al-Jouf and Hail.
Rich in ecological diversity, the reserve is home to more than 550 plant species and provides habitats for many endangered animals. So far this conservation programs have successfully reintroduced 1,235 wildlife species including Arabian oryx sand gazelles Arabian gazelles and the rare Arabian leopard.
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