Saudi Crown Prince discusses regional green initiatives with Arab leaders

Saudi Crown Prince discusses regional green initiatives with Arab leaders

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the leaders of Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Sudan to discuss a massive regional tree-planting project, state news reported early on Monday.

"The Middle East Green Initiative aims, in partnership with the countries of the region, to plant 50 billion trees as the largest reforestation programme in the world," SPA said.

The crown prince unveiled the ambitious campaign on Saturday with two initiatives to position the kingdom in the vanguard of the global fight against climate change.

The Saudi Green Initiative and The Middle East Green Initiative will provide an ambitious road map that sees Saudi Arabia