Strengthening the Ability to Address Challenges through Collective Action
A regional and international multilateral platform bringing together Member Countries, international organisations and the private sector to reduce land degradation, restore vegetation cover and conserve terrestrial habitats through nature-based solutions within a transparent, participatory governance framework. A regional and international multilateral platform bringing together Member Countries, international organisations and the private sector to reduce land degradation, restore vegetation cover and conserve terrestrial habitats through nature-based solutions within a transparent, participatory governance framework.
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More than 34 Countries Working through a Shared Effort
The Middle East Green Initiative unifies the efforts of Member Countries and turns them into coordinated, measurable regional action. It brings together countries from Central, West and South Asia, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa to restore land, strengthen their ability to address environmental challenges and support more sustainable development.
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An initiative for the sustainable development of Middle East and biodiversity restoration, an initiative for the sustainable development of Middle East and biodiversity restoration.
18 Oct 2026
MGI Discusses Enhancing Cooperation with International Development Institutions
The Middle East Green Initiative Secretariat explored cooperation with development institutions and regional and international organizations on land restoration and enhancing vegetation cover, on the sidelines of the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok.
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02 Oct 2026
Middle East Green Initiative and CEDARE Agree to Strengthen Environmental Cooperation
H.E. Eng. Ibrahim Alturki, Secretary General of the Middle East Green Initiative, and H.E. Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Executive Director of the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), discussed developing vegetation cover and combating land degradation during a meeting in Cairo. The two sides agreed to strengthen environmental cooperation.
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01 Oct 2026
Middle East Green Initiative and Mauritania Discuss Combating Land Degradation
H.E. Eng. Ibrahim Alturki, Secretary General of the Middle East Green Initiative, discussed with H.E. Ms. Massouda bint Baham Mohamed Laghdaf, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Mauritania, ways to combat land degradation and strengthen capacity building and knowledge sharing among member states, on the sidelines of the Arab Environment Forum in Cairo.
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