Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority, in cooperation with the National Center for Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification (NCVC), has completed the planting of one million trees in Rawdat Al-Khafs, located south of the reserve.
The first phase of planting 500,000 trees in the northern and southern parts of Rawdat Al-Khafs was completed in August 2022 and the remaining 500,000 trees were planted in 2023.
Through this initiative, the authority seeks to support national efforts to realize the objectives of the Saudi Green Initiative by increasing vegetation cover, combating desertification and preserving natural resources to achieve sustainable environmental and economic development and improve the quality of life.
The planting of the trees in the reserve comes within the agreement signed between the authority and NCVC on the sidelines of the International Exhibition and Forum on Afforestation Techniques in May 2022.
The King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve is one of the seven royal reserves in Saudi Arabia. It is known for its broad geographical scope, which includes Al-Tanhat, Al-Khafs, and Noura parks, and parts of the Al-Summan plateau and the Al-Dahna desert, covering approximately 28,000 sq. km.
