Guides to protected areas and natural heritage in Saudi Arabia

Practical guides from the Rasmala team, built on official sources, for the people who plan, manage and nominate the Kingdom's natural sites.

Royal Reserves

The Tanhat, Khafs and Noura rawdahs, Summan and Dahna, entry permits and camping.

The largest royal reserve: its four regions, founding reserves, heritage and wildlife.

Two reserves on the Jordanian border within King Salman Royal Reserve: terrain, plants, wildlife and management.

Formerly Thumamah park: its official boundaries, nature, and booking visits and camping.

The Royal Reserves Council, every royal reserve and its development authority, and how the reserves serve Vision 2030.

What a UNESCO Global Geopark is, how a site earns the status, and what the Kingdom's two geoparks protect.

From the Tentative List to the Committee's decision: what each stage requires and how long it takes.

Who monitors what, what facilities must do, who commissions biodiversity monitoring, and market size.

Who is responsible, the Kingdom's ecosystems and species, the protected-area target, reintroduction programmes and international commitments.

What a plan contains, the planning stages under IUCN guidelines, stakeholder participation, review cycles and Saudi requirements.

Who developed the tool, what it measures, how an assessment runs, how to read the results and how it links to the management plan.

From first idea to a management plan in the field — tell us about your project and let's define the first step together.