Arab News, Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023 | Ramadan 6, 1444
Environmental volunteering initiative to launch in Qassim
Saudi Arabia: Qassim’s Gov. Prince
Faisal bin Mishaal witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between
Qassim University, the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and the
National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification
to implement the One Million Environmental Volunteer Hours initiative over three
years.
Setting a target of volunteer hours at Qassim
University, the MoU aims to improve vegetation in national parks and campus
facilities, promote seeding, educational and cleaning campaigns, the Saudi
Press Agency reported.
Prince Faisal praised the objectives of the
initiative, which help to promote environmental preservation and increase the
proportion of vegetation in the region. He added that the partnership is in line
with the goals of Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green initiative.