Royal Commission for Al-Ula

Royal Commission for Al-Ula Enters Into A $20 Million Partnership with Panthera to Prevent the Extinction of Arabian Leopards

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Minister of Culture and Governor of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula (RCU)Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhansigned an agreement on Friday, June 7th 2019 at Al-Ula,with theChairman of PantheraDr.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Minister of Culture and Governor of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula (RCU)Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhansigned an agreement on Friday, June 7th 2019 at Al-Ula,with theChairman of PantheraDr.
  • Thomas Kaplan,aglobal wild cat conservation organization, to support bothregional and international conservation initiatives,with a focus on the critically endangered Arabian leopard, which is indigenous to Al-Ula.
  • This constitutes a truly exceptional act of environmental statesmanship in this day and age.
  • I applaud such visionary leadership and urge more governments to follow in their inspired path."