MUSCAT – The launch of ‘Desert Shadows’ is part of the national initiative to plant 10 million wild trees in the Sultanate of Oman. The initiative targets as a first plan a number of areas in Najd and the desert of Dhofar Governorate. The initiative aims to make optimal use of the places near artesian wells, by revitalizing the tourism and economic aspects of those areas, in addition to planting wild trees that suit the nature of the desert.
As part of its celebrations to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Oman has placed special emphasis on women’s rights to land ownership, under the theme ‘Women’s land, their rights.’ It has also prepared the ‘national plan to combat desertification 2018-2030’, launched the national initiative to plant 10 million trees, constructed fences for cultivating wild trees, established nurseries to propagate Omani wild plants and encourage community members to cultivate it, prepared national drought strategy and trained people in the field of combating desertification.
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