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Prince Mohammed bin Salman Announces Strategic Objectives for Saudi Royal Reserves in 2030: Wildlife Protection, Afforestation, and Ecotourism

Al-Marsad Newspaper – SPA: His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Royal Reserves – may God protect him – announced the adoption by the Council of Royal Reserves of the strategic objectives for the year 2030 for the royal reserves.

Protecting wildlife

These targets support the comprehensive strategies of the Royal Reserves, and focus on protecting wildlife, afforestation activities, promoting ecotourism and providing job opportunities.

Saudi Green Initiative

The approved targets for the Royal Reserves contribute to supporting the Kingdom’s efforts in sustainability and preserving the environment by contributing to the goals of the Saudi Green Initiative to protect 30% of the land and sea areas in the Kingdom by 2030, as the seven reserves constitute 13.5% of the total area of ​​​​the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to Contribute to the goals of tree planting in the Kingdom, with more than 80 million trees by 2030.

Distinguished destinations

The royal reserves represent distinguished destinations for ecotourism, and consolidate the Kingdom’s position as a leading tourist destination, as the reserves aim to attract more than 2.3 million visitors annually, in addition to rehabilitating and protecting more than 15 archaeological and historical sites by 2030.

Under these targets, the Royal Reserves will protect and repopulate more than 30 endangered and endangered local animal species.

It is expected that these environmental and tourism targets will contribute to providing many direct and indirect job opportunities for the local communities in the Royal Reserves. trends

It is noteworthy that the Council of Royal Reserves was established by royal decree with the aim of defining the strategic directions of the system of royal reserves, preserving its environmental and natural components, repopulating wildlife in it, promoting ways of its development and stimulating ecotourism, while ensuring that each reserve maintains its unique identity. In addition, commissions for the development of royal reserves have been established, which are concerned with preparing strategies and plans and everything related to the management and implementation of operations.

2023-08-30 12:19:28
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