How Does the Kingdom Preserve Forests?

There are several challenges facing the forests in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to human activities, which have a negative impact on the forests. These challenges include tree cutting, wood collection, expansion and urban expansion, overgrazing, wildfires, high visitor numbers, harmful behaviors affecting the environment and vegetation cover, and mining activities such as quarries.

In order to preserve the forests, the Kingdom has shown concern and has worked towards their development through decisions and directives that include: forming a specialized committee to prepare land use maps, with the main goal of reducing encroachment on grazing lands and forests, providing capacity-building programs for personnel working in the field of forestry, afforestation, and parks, offering diverse educational programs to raise community awareness about the importance of forests, afforestation projects, and their conservation, as well as supporting research and detailed studies in the field of forestry.