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JEDDAH: As part of the Saudi Green Initiative, which was launched last year with the aim of tackling climate change, reducing carbon emissions and improving the environment, 10 billion mangrove trees will be planted across the Kingdom. Mangroves, ancient coastal plants that grow partly submerged in salt water and thrive in warmer climates around the world, are considered a
A massive government programme seeks to plant trees to make up for loss of forests and to act as carbon sinks. But many of these plantations simply don’t exist.
Al Jouf Cement signs ecology agreement
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RIYADH: Camping weekends have long been a favorite winter pastime for Saudis, who erect their own tents or rent shelters in popular wilderness areas. But this year the experience will be different, with campers requiring a special permit issued for the purpose of “preserving vegetation,” according to Abdul Rahman Al-Dakheel, a spokesman for the National Center for Vegetation