Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – On Saturday, the Saudi authorities granted a 7-month deadline for non-Saudi owners and herders of camels and livestock to return their live camels and livestock to their countries.
This came in a statement by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Kingdom, carried by the Saudi Press Agency, indicating that these measures come “as part of the ministry’s efforts to preserve vegetation cover, in accordance with the environment system and the national strategy for pastures; to reduce the risk of overgrazing and the deterioration of natural pastures, and to achieve the goals of the Saudi Green Initiative.” To preserve the environment and enhance the utilization of vital resources in the Kingdom.
The ministry indicated that, after the end of the deadline at the end of August of this year, it will start applying a number of measures against owners and herders who did not commit to the return of their livestock and camels, including canceling all entry permits, canceling the calculation of the reproduction rate, in addition to applying the mechanism for exporting live camels and livestock. on grazing cattle.
The Ministry called on “owners and herdsmen of camels and livestock owned by non-Saudis to take advantage of the deadline set for the return of their livestock and camels before the deadline expires, by registering on the Nama electronic platform.”
