Tuesday 15 / July / 2025
Salalah: The Environment Authority in Dhofar Governorate is heading a campaign for growing some 4 million local trees from seeds in the mountains of the governorate, notably in the wilayats of Salalah, Mirbat, Taqa, Rakhyut and Dhalkut.
The campaign will last for 24 July. The campaign is organised in cooperation with Dhofar Municipality , OQ PI , Wa’ai Initiative and the local community.
The campaign comes within the objectives of the national initiative for planting 10 million trees in the Sultanate of Oman to curb desertification and enhance biodiversity in the Dhofar Governorate.
Zahran bin Ahmed Al Abdulsalam, Acting Director General of environment in Dhofar Governorate, said that the campaign continues coinciding with the national initiative for planting 10 million trees.
He said that growing trees from seeds before the start of Khareef season would ensure the success of the campaign and represents an efficient strategy for early growing of the trees from seeds.
The growing of plants before the Khareef season help stabilise the soil and curb its erosion due to heavy rains, which help in combating desertification and in preserving the soil fertility.
