India, March 27 -- Saudi Arabia has successfully restored one million hectares of degraded, said UNCCD.

The country used measures like cloud seeding, early warning systems, and protected area expansion.

The achievement serves as a model for other water-scarce nations facing desertification.

Saudi Arabia has restored a million hectares of degraded land, creating a model for other water-scarce countries dealing with widespread desertification amid global warming, according to a press statement by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

The large-scale effort was successful due to a combination of measures such as cloud seeding programmes, early warning systems for sand and dust storms, and the expansion of prote...