Social networking sites in Saudi Arabia were abuzz on Monday with a video clip of the Saudi prince, Al-Waleed bin Talal, inside his camp and in front of him “in semi focus”, while the Environment Ministry, of Water and Kingdom of Kingdom Agriculture hinted that there was a violation in this.
Al-Waleed bin Talal posted the video clip, which was no longer than 14 seconds, via his Twitter account on December 16, but some of the prince’s followers indicated that there had been a “violation” regarding the conservation of vegetation.
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– Alwaleed bin Talal (@Alwaleed_Talal) December 16, 2022
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O long-lived, we see each other dissenting (the regime tells us to bring the carrier and light the wood, so as not to set fire to the earth, this is necessary for a carrier, and thank you
-M/Abdulaziz Al-Shammari (@azooz20149900) December 17, 2022
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture interacted with the video of Alwaleed bin Talal, stating that “showing fire” is a winter practice, and can be costly if regulations and systems aimed at preserving and develop green cover, in order to achieve the goals of ambitious national initiatives in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
I have attached a link including “violations and sanctions” for the environmental system in Saudi Arabia.
Like burning it is a winter practice for some, and it can be costly if rules and regulations aimed at preserving and developing green cover are not observed, in order to meet the targets of ambitious national initiatives in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
To view violations and sanctions of the Executive Regulation: https://t.co/07pxkUCVwz https://t.co/nqku5uJG5m
– Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (@MEWA_KSA) December 19, 2022
Meanwhile, the ministry’s “Environmental Awareness Initiative” released a brochure on “deforestation,” which it described as “unfair behavior” that affects the environment.
Logging is an unfair behavior and its impact on the environment is permanent 💔 With your awareness and correct practices, you will help preserve the vegetation cover 🌳#Initiative_Environmental_Awareness pic.twitter.com/wFqSsmflZ4
– Environmental Awareness Initiative (@ENVA_mewa) December 19, 2022
After that uproar, Al-Waleed bin Talal tweeted that he is “one of the biggest advocates of environmental protection and conservation.” The Saudi prince said: “We personally clean the earth with our employees, women and men,” and attached a series of videos with the post.
Alwaleed is one of the biggest advocates of environmental protection and conservation🤝
And we personally, with our employees, women and men, clean the earth 🏜We thank government agencies 🇸🇦 for their efforts in protecting and conserving green cover 🌱, and urge everyone to keep parks clean so we can achieve goals #Saudi_Green_Initiative
– Alwaleed bin Talal (@Alwaleed_Talal) December 19, 2022
Al-Waleed bin Talal thanked the Kingdom’s “government agencies” for their efforts in protecting and preserving the green cover, and urged everyone to “maintain cleanliness of the parks” to achieve the goals of the Saudi Green Initiative.
Saudi Arabia criminalizes “the felling, uprooting or moving of trees, shrubs, grasses or plants in overgrown land” and this is contrary to the provisions of the environmental law, according to “The National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertification“.
Saudi Arabia inflicts fines on transgressors of this system and, in the event of repetition, the penalty reaches imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years and a fine of not less than thirty million riyals, according to the same source.
