Residential suburbs in a number of cities and regions of the Kingdom are home to tens of thousands of local trees, as part of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing “s ongoing efforts to achieve the goals of the ”Green Saudi" initiative. In the first phase of its plan, the ministry has planted more than 350 thousand trees in these projects, aiming to increase vegetation cover in residential suburbs and improve the quality of life.
Green Residential Suburbs Project
The Green Suburbs Project implemented by the Ministry is one of the initiatives of the Quality of Life Program - one of the programs of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 - which aims to plant more than 1.3 million trees in various regions of the Kingdom, and the project implementation stages include planting more than 55 million m2 of residential project areas, which includes about 100 thousand housing units.
According to statistics, more than 186,000 trees have been planted in the ”Mersiya“ and ”West Airport” projects in Riyadh, about 94,000 trees in ”Pearl Diyar“ in Yanbu Governorate, and about 39,000 trees in ”King Abdullah Housing“ in Al Ahsa Governorate, in addition to planting thousands of trees in ”Dar Al Jawar“, ”Bovardia City”, ”Diyar Al Ahsa” and other projects.
According to the statistics, more than 186,000 trees have been planted in ”Dar Al Jawar", "Bovardia City", "Diyar Al Ahsa" and others.
Improving quality of life
Through this project, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing continues to improve the quality of life in residential projects, provide a sustainable residential environment based on the environment in the principles of urban design and planning of new cities, achieve the highest standards of environmental sustainability in green suburbs through the use of green building techniques, and promote the efficient use of natural resources.
The green suburbs project is one of the steps adopted by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing to contribute to the transition towards a more environmentally sustainable future, with its keenness to continue expanding projects and green spaces to promote sustainable development.
The Green Suburbs Project is one of the steps adopted by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing to contribute to the transition towards a more environmentally sustainable future. The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing launched the Green Suburbs Initiative project at the end of last year, to be implemented in three phases, the last of which will end in 2025, to contribute to reducing carbon emissions that cause pollution in residential areas and achieve the goals of the Saudi Vision 2030 programs to improve the quality of life in the cities and governorates of the Kingdom.
The Green Suburbs Project is one of the steps adopted by the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing
