المملكة: release "Afforestation platform" To unify efforts and control the planting of 151 million trees

The National Afforestation Program revealed the imminent launch of the digital “afforestation platform” as the unified technical reference for managing and documenting afforestation operations in the Kingdom, with the aim of supporting the goals of the “Saudi Green Initiative” by providing accurate data and comprehensive guidance guides that ensure the unification of national efforts between the governmental, private and non-profit sectors to achieve environmental sustainability in accordance with Vision 2030.

The announcement came during a specialized workshop organized by the program with wide participation from relevant authorities and afforestation offices, which focused on reviewing the new platform’s working mechanisms and steps. Participate in it to ensure effective participation from all sectors.

The workshop confirmed that the platform will be the main tool to enable individuals and institutions to contribute to the development of Vegetation, by clarifying ways to make optimal use of the digital services it provides to unify environmental work in various regions.

Engineer Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Eyadah, CEO of the National Center for Vegetation Development, stressed that the platform represents a qualitative leap that provides detailed data on environmental regions and distributes plants suitable for each geographical area with extreme accuracy.

Engineer Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Eyadah explained that the national participatory efforts have so far resulted in the planting of more than 151 million trees throughout the Kingdom, in An achievement that reflects the acceleration of the pace of joint environmental action.

The CEO pointed out the success of the efforts made to rehabilitate more than 500 thousand hectares of degraded lands, which enhances the green area and reduces the effects of desertification.

Technical data revealed an inventory of about 2,300 species of local plants, 300 of which were carefully selected to be the most suitable for the Kingdom’s diverse environments after conducting comprehensive field visits for environmental verification.

A precise coordination mechanism has been established linking development agencies, strategic offices, secretariats and ministries to ensure unified afforestation efforts within the urban area, including monitoring and following up on coastal mangroves.

The new platform addresses previous operational gaps, most notably the absence Accurate indicators to follow up on the progress achieved, and the delay in the arrival of field reports or their varying quality, which hindered the comprehensive view of the progress of work.

The platform provides a radical solution to the challenges of selecting plants and sites, as it ends individual efforts through a unified reference that determines the suitability of each plant for the target area according to documented scientific standards.

The platform opens new channels to facilitate the participation of the private and non-profit sectors, thus addressing the limitation of their previous contribution resulting from the absence of unified official channels for organizing and documenting these Efforts.

The platform is a central bank for national afforestation data, which ends the problem of varying methods of collecting information and the difficulty of documenting or comparing achievements, thus providing a solid knowledge base for the future.

The platform undertakes the task of electronically linking the map of plant regions in the Kingdom, which supports strategic environmental planning processes and enhances sustainable development paths based on reliable information.