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Greetings ! you are welcomed to our new site for online learning and self-paced learning platform collaboratively developed by the FAO and the NCVC.

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About FAO-NCVC Learning Hub

Welcome to the FAO–NCVC Learning Hub – an e-learning space within the FAO-NCVC Digital Platform, developed under the SRAD Project, a collaboration between the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (MoEWA) and FAO implemented in collaboration with the National Center for Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification (NCVC).

The Hub supports evidence-based vegetation cover development and sustainable land management in Saudi Arabia by building practical skills for NCVC staff, partner institutions, and practitioners. Learn through self-paced courses, micro-learning modules, interactive simulations, and discussion forums - optimized for mobile use.

Training is aligned with national priorities and complements the platform’s data repository, document library, and thematic dashboards - helping you turn information into better planning and decisions. Whether you’re strengthening core skills or deepening expertise, explore pathways on forests, rangelands, national parks, monitoring, and desertification control. Start learning today - browse the catalogue, enroll, and track your progress at learn.ncvc.info.

Sustainability

We are committed to promoting training based on the conservation of natural resources and supporting the continuity of genetic resources and vegetation for future generations.

Empowerment

We empower the cadres in the natural resource management sector with science, skill and opportunities to achieve national development.

Attention

We focus on the trainees and ensure that their professional and training needs are met.

Impact

Focuses on achieving tangible results by monitoring and measuring the impact of academic activities and services on the development of the agricultural sector.

Transparency

We promote constructive dialogues and engage stakeholders to build strategic partnerships in the activities of the learning through service priorities.

Excellence

We seek to achieve outstanding performance levels by continuously adding the value of stakeholders by understanding the requirements, forecasting and meeting needs, as well as the evolution of expectations.

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Top categories

The NCVC Learning and Skill development platform offers a wide variety of free multilingual and certified courses organized into 6 thematic areas

Forest

National Parks

Land Desertification Control

Rangelands

Geo-spatial & Data

Cross-cutting Topics

Featured Instructors

The National Center for Vegetation Center Development and Combating Desertification, believes in the power of education to transform the management of graze lands, forests, national parks and preserving the plant genetic resources and vegetation cover.

Our instructors are experts in their fields, we partner with leading universities, top scientists and practitioners to design and deliver our courses.

Learners reviews

Hear from our learners: researchers, university professors, young professionals, scientists, government officials, representatives from non-governmental and Civil Society Organizations are using our courses to make a meaningful change in agriculture, food security, and beyond.

Support NCVC Achieve Vision 2030

National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification Combating seeks to implement the strategic goals of the Kingdom, as embodied in Vision 2030. It contributes to improving the standard of living by reducing environmentally polluted areas and rehabilitating them. It also focuses on developing environmental protection from natural hazards, enhancing prevention of insects and pests harmful to vegetative cover, developing national capacities for protection, and developing the Kingdom's living resources while ensuring sustainable utilization.

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