PH Embassy Joins Saudi Arabia’s Green Campaign
RIYADH, 12 December 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh joined the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification's (NCVC) "Let's Make it Green" campaign by planting 200 trees at the Saad National park last 03 December 2022.
More than 50 Embassy personnel and their dependents volunteered in the activity as part of the Embassy's initiative to celebrate the 53rd Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia and the International Volunteer Day this coming 05 December 2022.
In his opening remarks, Philippine Chargé d'Affaires to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Rommel Romato emphasized the importance of cooperation between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia in promoting environmental awareness and action. "The Filipino’s sense of volunteerism and commitment to environmental sustainability transcend our borders. Our dynamic Filipino community in Saudi Arabia fully supports the Saudi Green Initiative programs by undertaking clean-up drives and tree planting activities, among others”, Romato said.
Representing the NCVC, International Relations and Strategic Partnership Adviser Dr. Amal AlDaej, highlighted the impact of the tree planting activity as a contribution to the SGI, saying, "with the aim to plant 450 million trees by 2030 and with a long-term target of 10 billion trees - this initiative aims to reduce over 200 million tons of Co2 emissions by 2030."
NCVC's "Let's Make it Green" campaign, with its third edition launched on 27 October 2022, is a six-month campaign aimed at developing vegetation sites, rehabilitating degraded ones, and restoring biodiversity in natural environments. Previous editions of the campaign led to the planting of around 20 million trees in more than 500 sites across the Kingdom. END
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