Sat, 2021-10-23 11:31
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will seek involvement from the private sector and other organizations in the Kingdom to help plant 10 billion trees under the Saudi Green Initiative.
The Minister of Water, Environment, and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadly told Arab News that the government cannot do it all alone, adding that the final budget and amount of funding available for the entire project is currently under review.
“All the private sector, Non-Governmental Organizations, citizens, agricultural associations, environmental associations, companies, government companies, and the government as well, will participate in planting the trees” he told Arab News on the sideline of Saudi Green Initiative Forum in Riyadh.
Speaking earlier in the day, the minister told the forum the government is planning to use 50 million hectares of land to plant the trees, as it aims to “provide a green cover to reduce the negative impact of climate change”.
The minister also reiterated the Saudi Crown Prince’s commitment to the Kingdom’s environmental objectives.
He said the Crown Prince has increased the percentage of the Kingdom’s protected land from 16 percent to 20 percent.
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