The National Center for Plant Development and Combating Desertification won the First Place (Gold Award) in the Sustainability Category in the International Stevie Awards Competition for the Year 2024 in the Middle East and North Africa, received by the Director General of the National Afforestation Programme. Ahmed Al-Anazi during the closing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The Centre's participation in this award comes through the National Afforestation Programme, which aims to achieve the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 by preserving the integrity of the environment and natural resources, enhancing green spaces, combating desertification, using sustainable irrigation methods, Comes for. in afforestation activities, and ensuring that the selected tree species are compatible cover plants, their ability to adapt to the Saudi climate, and reaching the target of planting 10 billion trees within the framework of the Saudi Green Initiative.
The International Stevie Awards, established in 2002, are awarded to pioneering acts in the world. In recognition of the positive achievements and contributions of organizations and professionals working around the world, it is one of the most widely attended awards, with over 60 countries participating across all tracks and different categories of the awards.
It is worth noting that the goal of the Vegetation Center is to develop, protect and control vegetation sites, rehabilitate destroyed sites, prevent encroachment on them, in addition to pasture management, monitoring of grazing regimes and protection and investment in forests and national To detect and combat deforestation. park. It also supports efforts to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions globally through its various projects, which enhance sustainable (environmental and economic) development. To achieve the goals of the Saudi Green Initiative.