Marking World Ranger Day, Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve commemorates a historical turning point in marine preservation
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 31, 2025/ PRNewswire/– Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve happily reveals the launch of the Middle East’s initially female sea ranger corps, breaking brand-new ground in preservation. Declared on World Ranger Day, the brand-new marine rangers become part of the Reserve’s 246-strong ranger group, of which 34% are ladies. They patrol the Reserve’s 170-kilometer Red Sea shoreline, along with their male equivalents and the Border Guard.
Ruqayyah Awadh AlBalawi has actually worked as a ranger at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve for 3 years, signing up with the Reserve as part of the very first ranger consumption and is now a certified sea ranger. “I have actually found an entire brand-new world under water. I’m happy to be part of the very first group of ladies to find out how to swim at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve. I imagine the day when a lady acts as the skipper of the Reserve’s marine patrol boat.”
” Because the Reserve’s creation, addition of ladies in the work environment has actually been a concern, in line with Vision 2030,” discusses Reserve CEO, Andrew Zaloumis “The preservation market internationally is understood for gender imbalance, which is much more exacerbated in the marine sector. When we hired the very first ranger corps in 2021, we motivated ladies to use. Today, ladies comprise 34% of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve’s ranger force, simply 1% shy of the Vision 2030 target for ladies in the work environment. This is well above the international average of female rangers of 11%.”
” Ladies bring important abilities to preservation, and as Saudi Arabia advances towards the international objective of securing 30% of earth’s land and sea by 2030, we are dedicated to constructing the proficient, inclusive ranger groups required to power preservation in the Kingdom.”
The Reserve’s rangers are critical to the accomplishment of its objective to ‘Rewild Arabia’ and the Kingdom-wide objectives of the Saudi Green Effort. Accountable for protecting the natural and cultural possessions of the Reserve – both on land and at sea – while enabling travelers and visitors to securely experience the Reserve, their responsibilities consist of environmental tracking to notify preservation techniques, supporting animal reintroductions, handling wildlife populations, and managing advancement jobs to guarantee compliance with ecological and social effect evaluations.
Specialized training is continuous with the chance to develop an impactful profession in the quickly broadening preservation market that straight adds to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. As an outcome, tasks remain in need with over 35,000 applications got to be a Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve ranger.
Given That 2022, the Reserve’s rangers have actually carried out nearly 35,000 patrols. Female rangers carry out the very same responsibilities as their male equivalents, operating in combined patrol groups throughout the Reserve’s 24,500 km two terrestrial area. Nevertheless, previously, there were no female sea rangers, mostly due to minimal access to swimming direction and profession chances in the marine sector. In July 2024, the Reserve released a swimming and marine training program under the instructions of Senior Regional Supervisor Dominique du Toit, a skilled South African terrestrial and marine conservationist. One year later on, the very first 7 qualified female sea rangers have actually signed up with marine patrols of the Reserve’s 3,856 km two marine area.
Dominique discusses, “The training program highlights the rangers’ devotion and discipline to find out brand-new abilities. This has actually been, and stays, an unbelievable achievement and these rangers can be happy with the obstacle they have actually gotten rid of.”
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve’s 3,856 km two marine location covers 1.8% of the Kingdom’s territorial waters and is home to 64% of the Kingdom’s coral types, 22% of its fish types, in addition to Hawksbill and Green turtle populations, Spinner dolphin, Dugong, Whale shark and important gray mangrove environments. The Reserve’s marine rangers patrol 2 custom-made boats making sure the preservation and security of this essential seascape.
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