المملكة: With one million restored hectares… Saudi Arabia provides a global model for combating desertification
She praised The United Nations plays a leading role in leadership Combat desertification Dr. Yasmine Fouad, the leadership role played by the Kingdom, through adopting many international environmental initiatives, such as the Green Middle East Initiative, the Global Land Initiative, or through its presidency of the Conference of the Parties, and what it has contributed to raising the level of international ambition and enhancing collective action.
Enhancing food security
Fouad pointed out that restoring degraded lands is not just an environmental issue; Rather, it is a development and humanitarian achievement that directly reflects on enhancing food security, supporting local economies, creating job opportunities, and improving the quality of life for local communities, in addition to its contribution to confronting broader global challenges, such as climate change, stability in fragile areas, and reducing displacement related to land degradation.
She explained that one million hectares is not just a number, but a strong message in a world facing an unprecedented acceleration in land degradation and the worsening effects of drought; What has been achieved confirms that solutions exist, and that collective action is capable of transforming challenges into opportunities.
She added that this achievement reflects the strong partnership between the government, the private sector, and civil society. Which proves that multilateral collective action is not an option, but rather a necessity to achieve the required transformation.
Restoring ecosystems
Fuad explained that the Kingdom has presented a global model in restoring ecosystems, by adopting nature-based solutions, employing innovation, and enhancing integration between policies and practices.
She indicated that this reflects an aspect of a more comprehensive national vision within the framework of the Saudi Green Initiative, which presents a distinctive effort based on accurate scientific methodologies in measurement and verification, to restore systems functions. Environment, enhancing biodiversity, and achieving sustainability of resources for future generations.
Dr. Yasmine expressed the international organization’s appreciation for the Kingdom’s efforts and its continuing role in pushing the global environmental agenda forward, noting that the achievement achieved is not the end of the road; Rather, it is an important step on a long path that requires continued commitment, accelerating the pace of action, and expanding the scope of partnerships, as land restoration represents an investment in people, in stability, and in achieving a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.
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