RIYADH: The National Greening Season 2025 has begun in Saudi Arabia, and aims to expand vegetation cover and reduce land degradation in the country.

Supporting the national goals of the Saudi Green Initiative, this year’s greening season is the second following its launch in 2024.

It emphasizes the importance of growing native plants suited to the Saudi environment, as well as raising awareness about the impact of poor environmental practices. It also seeks to encourage volunteering.

The program will also attempt to strengthen partnerships in government and private and non-profit sectors, contributing to unifying national efforts toward achieving environmental sustainability, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The country has so far planted more than 151 million trees and rehabilitated more than 500,000 hectares of land under its SGI.