The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) honored three reserves affiliated with the National Center for Wildlife (NCW). The reserves are Ibex Reserve Protected Area, Farasan Islands Protected Area, and Uruq Bani Ma'arid Reserve. The move aims to recognize the reserves’ adherence to international standards to join the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas.
RIYADH: Located in the pristine turquoise waters of the Red Sea, roughly 50 km west of the Saudi port city of Jazan in the southwest corner of the country, is an archipelago made up of about 170 islands known as the Farasan Islands. Long the subject of fascination, not least for their natural beauty but also their rich history dating back to the ancient Romans and the time of