RIYADH: A campaign to raise awareness about rangers’ contributions to protecting the environment, wildlife and historical monuments has been launched by the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority.
The start of the initiative, July 31, was also World Ranger Day.
The reserve’s rangers protect, monitor and control the area with daily patrols and monitoring, as well as working to prevent illegal activities such as grazing, poaching and tree felling. They also help scientific research teams and those carrying out academic studies.
To date, the authority has trained more than 100 rangers and staff over 8,000 hours as part of the Kingdom’s biggest environmental protection and monitoring program. It also uses more than 40 drones, smart devices, artificial intelligence software and data science.
The rangers’ capabilities will be further enhanced through specialized training in areas such as environment monitoring, first aid, disaster management, emergency and crisis management, and using technology for environmental protection.
