Riyadh roads turn green as world’s largest urban greening project branches out

Riyadh roads turn green as world’s largest urban greening project branches out

Riyadh roads turn green as world's largest urban greening project branches out

Riyadh roads turn green as world's largest urban greening project branches out

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Based on experience, roads and streets without trees contain eight to 10 times the amount of dust compared with streets lined with trees on both sides. (Photo/Supplied)

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Updated 54 min 12 sec ago

Lojien Ben Gassem

Riyadh roads turn green as world's largest urban greening project branches out

Capital gets a facelift as Vision 2030 program works to plant 7.5 million trees

Most of the tree species used in the project are from a well-developed local environment with low agricultural service and care

Updated 54 min 12 sec ago

Lojien Ben Gassem

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RIYADH: The Green Riyadh project, one of the world's largest urban greening initiatives, is rapidly bearing fruit as it transforms main roads in the capital.

Major thoroughfares, including King Khalid, Makkah and King Salman roads, are getting a facelift as part of the Vision 2030 goal of improving quality of life in the city.

Dr. Fahad Al-Mana, a professor of Ornamental Plants, Gardens and Green Areas at King Saud University, told Arab News that native tree species being used for the project include Ziziphus spina-christi, Acacia gerrardii and Prosopis cineraria, commonly