NCVC Launches National Program to Build Specialized Expertise in Vegetation Rehabilitation

The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) continues to strengthen national capabilities to ensure readiness for implementing environmental initiatives that require advanced technical skills and scientific expertise in assessing and rehabilitating vegetation resources.
 The “Forest Ambassadors” program is one of several specialized training initiatives designed to equip forestry personnel, relevant authorities, and university students with the knowledge and skills needed to carry out vegetation inventory and assessment activities and to prepare technical plans for the rehabilitation of degraded forest areas.
 The program offers a comprehensive mix of theoretical and practical training, including presentations, educational modules, group discussions, and case studies. These components enable participants to conduct vegetation inventories and assessments, identify signs of degradation, determine rehabilitation requirements, and develop technical forest management plans.
 The Forest Ambassadors program focuses on providing trainees with advanced scientific and practical knowledge, fieldwork skills, data management, and technical report writing. It represents a model for building highly qualified national cadres capable of applying best scientific practices in forest management and rehabilitation, contributing to the protection of natural resources, advancing the objectives of the Saudi Green Initiative, and supporting the long-term sustainability of the Kingdom’s vegetation cover.