10-year jail, SR 30 million fine for cutting down trees in Saudi Arabia

Anyone who cuts down a tree or plant in Saudi Arabia may be fined up to SR 30,000,000 (equivalent to $7 million), jailed for up to 10 years, or both, the kingdom’s Public Prosecution has announced.

“Cutting down trees, shrubs, herbs, or plants [and] uprooting, moving, stripping them of their bark, leaves or any part, or moving their soil,” will result in severe penalties as stated in the kingdom’s environmental laws”, the prosecution said on Twitter.

The announcement comes as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan to achieve environmental sustainability by the end of the coming decade.

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