RIYADH: Qassim’s Gov. Prince Faisal bin Mishaal witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between Qassim University, the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification to implement the One Million Environmental Volunteer Hours initiative over three years.
Setting a target of volunteer hours at Qassim University, the MoU aims to improve vegetation in national parks and campus facilities, promote seeding, educational and cleaning campaigns, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Prince Faisal praised the objectives of the initiative, which help to promote environmental preservation and increase the proportion of vegetation in the region. He added that the partnership is in line with the goals of Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green initiative.
