Riyadh: The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC), in collaboration with several entities, has moved five perennial trees from King Salman Park and three from the Al Furaysh village to Al-Bayda’a Park, in Madinah, as part of its efforts to protect rare trees and achieve the objectives of the Green Saudi Initiative.
The teams responsible for the move pruned the perennials, set up irrigation systems and treated with fertilizers to safeguard them.
NCVC works to protect perennial and rare trees to enhance biodiversity and ecotourism and contribute to improving the citizens’ quality of life. It keeps records of trees that are older than 50 years, especially those that are rare and of historical, social or environmental value, to ensure their protection and plant them in their natural environments.
Source: Saudi Press Agency