{
  "id": 16999995,
  "title": "Seed dispersal campaign launches in Jubail to restore natural pastures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/seed-dispersal-campaign-launches-in-jubail-to-restore-natural-pastures",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T03:21:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/52l492zt5"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A seed dispersal campaign has commenced in Jubail to restore natural pastures and enhance vegetation cover, as part of the Saudi Green Initiative. This initiative, now in its third season, aligns with the National Afforestation Season 2026, which emphasizes planting a generation of trees for a thriving nation. The Saudi Green Initiative aims to plant 10 billion trees or restore 40 million hectares across the Kingdom, with the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification leading the seed dispersal efforts. This method involves spreading seeds of native and pasture plants suited to each ecosystem, with the goal of improving vegetation cover, rehabilitating degraded lands, and preserving genetic diversity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}