Saudi nature reserve authority calls for curbs on overgrazing to protect Saudi rangelands

Saudi nature reserve authority calls for curbs on overgrazing to protect Saudi rangelands. RAFHA: Saudi Arabia's Imam Turki bin Abdullah (ITBA) Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority has warned that overgrazing is degrading rangelands within its boundaries and called for stricter adherence to sustainable grazing practices. In a report carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the nature reserve said uncontrolled grazing strips vegetation before plants can mature and produce seed, triggering soil erosion, reduced water retention and rangeland degradation, it said. Left unchecked, th