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The Saudi Press Agency reported on October 17 that the work was part of the third season of a programme to rehabilitate rangelands through seed dispersal and rainwater harvesting.","The center said the effort is intended to restore degraded land, improve productivity and preserve native plant species. It coincides with the 2026 National Greening Season. The report gives no area treated, seed quantity or measured result from the work."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"SA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أفاد المركز في 17 أكتوبر بنثر بذور نباتات محلية في ثلاث مناطق رعي بالجوف.","de":"Das NCVC meldete am 17. Oktober die Ausbringung heimischer Pflanzensamen in drei Weidegebieten von Al-Jouf.","en":"NCVC reported on October 17 that native plant seeds had been dispersed across three grazing areas in Al-Jouf.","es":"El NCVC informó el 17 de octubre que se habían esparcido semillas autóctonas en tres zonas de pastoreo de Al Jouf.","fr":"Le NCVC a indiqué le 17 octobre que des semences locales avaient été dispersées dans trois zones de pâturage d’Al-Jouf.","pt":"O NCVC informou em 17 de outubro que sementes nativas foram espalhadas em três áreas de pastagem de Al-Jouf.","tr":"NCVC, 17 Ekim’de Al-Jouf’taki üç otlatma alanına yerel bitki tohumlarının saçıldığını bildirdi."},"id":"aljouf-native-seed-dispersal","items":[{"date":"2026-10-17","description":{"ar":"أفاد المركز في 17 أكتوبر بنثر بذور نباتات محلية في ثلاث مناطق رعي بالجوف.","de":"Das NCVC meldete am 17. 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Kaynakta verilmeyen saha alanı, tohum miktarı veya sonuç eklenmemiştir."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2703604"],"title":{"ar":"إكمال نثر البذور","de":"Abschluss der Samenausbringung","en":"Seed dispersal completed","es":"Finalización de la dispersión de semillas","fr":"Achèvement de la dispersion des semences","pt":"Conclusão da dispersão de sementes","tr":"Tohumlama çalışmasının tamamlanması"},"type":"events","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T22:30:47Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-ncvc-completes-aljouf-rangeland-seed-dispersal-2026/data/aljouf-native-seed-dispersal?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-ncvc-completes-aljouf-rangeland-seed-dispersal-2026/data/aljouf-native-seed-dispersal?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"aljouf-native-seed-dispersal"}],"data_types":["events"],"editorial_illustration":null,"event_id":"event-0997c82b-3cac-54bb-af42-0865567818ae","event_period":"2026-10-17","event_period_basis":"source-review","id":"saudi-ncvc-completes-aljouf-rangeland-seed-dispersal-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":null,"slug":"saudi-ncvc-completes-aljouf-rangeland-seed-dispersal-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-21","name":"Saudi Press Agency (reporting the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification)","publishedAt":"2026-10-17","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2703604"}],"summary":"NCVC says it spread native wild and pasture seeds across grazing areas in Sakaka, Dumat Al-Jandal and Tabarjal.","text":"NCVC says it spread native wild and pasture seeds across grazing areas in Sakaka, Dumat Al-Jandal and Tabarjal.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) said it completed dispersing native wild and pastoral plant seeds across grazing areas in Sakaka, Dumat Al-Jandal and Tabarjal in Al-Jouf Region. 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