Saudi Green Initiative Restores 1 Million Hectares, Plants 159 Million Trees

Saudi Arabia has restored one million hectares of degraded land.

“The Kingdom achieved a national milestone in protecting the environment and restoring vegetation cover by rehabilitating the first million hectares of degraded land and planting more than 159 million trees, as part of the Green Saudi Initiative launched by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman on March 27, 2021; with the aim of planting 10 billion trees or the equivalent of 40 million hectares across the Kingdom”

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More than 159 million trees have been planted.

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The achievement marks a key milestone toward the SGI's goal of planting 10 billion trees.

The rehabilitation generated economic returns estimated between SAR 2 billion and SAR 25.7 billion.

More than 68,000 jobs were created.

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There was a nearly 50 percent reduction in dust storms across the Kingdom.

The restoration program has been implemented under limited water availability.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has reached a major milestone in restoring degraded land, announcing the rehabilitation of one million hectares under the Saudi Green Initiative, demonstrating that large-scale land restoration is achievable even in some of the world’s most water-scarce environments”

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It relies on science-based and technological interventions including cloud seeding.

Technologies such as remote sensing and GIS have been used to monitor environmental indicators.

The SGI has contributed to preserving wildlife and biodiversity.

Saudi Arabia has reintroduced many endangered animals.

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Socially, the projects created tens of thousands of jobs.