Egypt welcomes Saudi Green Middle East initiative to plant 40 billion trees
Published 29 Mar,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Egypt’s Ministry of Environment welcomed, on Monday, the “Green Middle East” initiative announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which aims to plant about 40 billion trees across the Middle East.
The initiative, which will be put into effect in cooperation with countries in the region, will contribute to restoring about 200m hectares of degraded land, and reduce global carbon emissions by 2.5%.
Egypt lauded this ambitious initiative, which indicates Saudi Arabia’s attention which it attaches to the fields of environmental preservation and international climate action.
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