Green Riyadh program has officially kicked off its greening efforts in the Al-Nakheel neighborhood

The ambitious "Green Riyadh" programme has officially begun its greening efforts in the Al-Nakheel neighbourhood, making it Riyadh's eighth residential area to be transformed following the successful greening of Al-Aziziyah, Al-Naseem, Al-Jazeera, Al-Araija, Qurtuba, and Al-Ghadir. Beginning on Thursday, the Al-Nakheel greening project will provide a beautiful landscape with 50,000 trees and bushes. The proposal calls for the construction of 17 neighbourhood parks, four schools, 30 mosques, 14 parking spaces, and the improvement of 52 km of roadways and corridors.

As the town undergoes this green transformation, an exhibition and a series of activities have been planned to educate locals about infrastructure construction, project stages, length, and the envisioned designs after completion. The show will be held in the Al-Nakheel neighbourhood from October 5 to 14.

The Green Riyadh programme, one of Riyadh's four major initiatives, was launched by King Salman, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, under the supervision of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The goals of the programme include planting nearly 7.5 million trees in Riyadh, increasing the city's green covering to 9.1%, increasing the per capita share of green areas from 1.7 m2 to 28 m2 (a 16-fold increase), and improving the urban environment by greening residential neighbourhoods.

This effort coincides with the goals of the Saudi Green effort and adds to the bigger vision of Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to plant 10 billion trees in the Kingdom over the next decade. The 'Green Riyadh' project exemplifies the city's and the country's dedication to sustainable development and environmental conservation.