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Saudi Arabia plans to plant 10 billion trees in the desert
« on: May 22, 2021, 04:03:21 pm »
Saudi Arabia plans to plant 10 billion trees in the desert
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/05/saudi-arabia-plans-plant-10-billion-trees-desert
May 19, 2021

The proportion of Saudi Arabia’s land area covered by forest has remained unchanged since 1990 at about 0.5%. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who aims to transform the petrostate’s economy and society, announced in late March a plan to plant 10 billion trees over the coming decades to increase by twelvefold the area covered by existing trees.

“The kingdom is determined to make a lasting global impact,” he declared.

However, large-scale projects modifying the natural environment should be done carefully, as human actions can ripple through the entire fragile desert ecosystem of Saudi Arabia. For example, change in local precipitations and soils can affect indigenous species of plants and animals.

China’s greening of a third of its Kubuqi Desert, which Saudi Arabia has studied, provides a model for restoring recently degraded land. Prince Mohammed’s plan appears to aim at restoring degraded lands but also to plant in areas previously not covered by trees....
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Re: Saudi Arabia plans to plant 10 billion trees in the desert
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2021, 04:20:08 pm »
The Saudis should reach out to Israel for help.
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Re: Saudi Arabia plans to plant 10 billion trees in the desert
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2021, 04:30:32 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 22, 2021, 04:20:08 pm
The Saudis should reach out to Israel for help.

Funny thing is, that ain't out of the question. Just a few years ago, your statement would have been absurd.

Truth is stranger than fiction, eh?
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Re: Saudi Arabia plans to plant 10 billion trees in the desert
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2021, 04:32:32 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on May 22, 2021, 04:30:32 pm
Funny thing is, that ain't out of the question. Just a few years ago, your statement would have been absurd.

Truth is stranger than fiction, eh?

Trump convinced them that the Persian threat was more serious than the Jewish one.
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Re: Saudi Arabia plans to plant 10 billion trees in the desert
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2021, 04:38:36 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on May 22, 2021, 04:32:32 pm
Trump convinced them that the Persian threat was more serious than the Jewish one.

Not trying to take it from Tumpy, he did good over there - But no, They have been quietly moving toward Israel for years. There is a big city they are making in the their far west - very close into Israel it is a distribution hub for shipping and a tourism site (close to Jabal al Lawz, the real Mt. Sinai) and it has been coming to fruition longer than Tumpy being there, with highways right into Israel...
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