The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) Collects 80 Tons of Seeds in 2025

The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) announced that it has collected more than 80 tons of seeds since the beginning of this year. The collection includes 45 native plant species, including Haloxylon persicum, Calligonum comosum, Vachellia gerrardi var. najdensis, Vachellia flava, Ziziphus spina-christi, Rhanterium epapposum, Vachellia tortilis, Haloxylon salicornicum, and Traganum nudatum. This effort forms part of NCVC’s ongoing mission to conserve the Kingdom’s native plant diversity.

Building on these efforts, NCVC explained that seed collection is ongoing across different regions of Saudi Arabia under well-designed programs and plans aimed at cultivating native plants and conserving natural vegetation cover. Such initiatives, it stressed, directly contribute to combating desertification and enhancing environmental sustainability.

Furthermore, NCVC emphasized that prioritizing the collection of wild plant seeds reflects the importance of propagating and conserving native species. These seeds are either replanted in nurseries or dispersed across ecological rehabilitation sites, helping to restore degraded rangelands, secure sustainable grazing resources, reinstate vegetation cover, and ensure its long-term sustainability. Through these measures، they also reinforce the ecological balance across the Kingdom.

The NCVC further highlighted that it is committed to developing, protecting, monitoring, and rehabilitating vegetation sites nationwide, detecting violations, and combating logging. In parallel, it oversees the management and investment of rangelands, forests, and national parks efforts that not only promote sustainable development but also advance the objectives of the Saudi Green Initiative.