The people's existence never straightened
in absence of natural balance between aspects controlling life of
all creatures. Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lies within a
typical arid to semi-arid region, it is characterized by its unique
biological diversity and species that could acclimatize to live under
adverse ecological circumstances including weather and dry conditions.
Man had coexisted in Arabia in harmony with his limited renewable natural resources
for centuries; and could safeguard it by applying conservative traditional practices
including the hima system which survived for more than 2000 years. Those himas were
deteriorated only during the past century.
The Saudi Arabia economic capriole has resulted in changed life styles in agricultural,
industrial and urbanization practices; and the increased resource demand due
to increased human population as well as pollution and other constrains negatively
affected resources to an alarming extent.
That is why the National Commission for wildlife Conservation and Development
(NCWCD) was established by the Royal Decree no. 22/M on 12/9/1406 with a mandate
to prepare and implement plans to sustain terrestrial and marine wildlife and
rehabilitate rare and threatened species and their habitats. The ultimate goal
of NCWCD is getting back the natural environmental balance.
The NCWCD site on the web is an open window that affords to our visitors
information needs; thus saving time and effort for people especially
those who are not in the vicinity of NCWCD headquarters. The site will
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