The National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) reported today the launch of its extensive afforestation campaign. It said this initiative reflects its firm commitment to environmental sustainability and the advancement of climate action within the Libyan oil and gas sector.

Overseen by the Sustainable Development Department, the NOC said this phase aims to plant 400,000 forest trees in areas surrounding oil sites and facilities across Libya.

Part of environmental strategy targeting planting of one million saplings
This effort, it added, is a core component of its comprehensive environmental strategy, which targets the planting of one million saplings. The initiative, launched in February 2024, seeks to create “green belts” that will effectively contribute to fostering sustainability and protecting the environment surrounding the sector’s operations.

This comes as part of the NOC’s “Think About Tomorrow” initiative to reduce carbon emissions launched by its then Chairman, Farhat Bengdara, in December 2023 at the World Climate Summit (COP28). This aims to plant at 40 sites distributed throughout all regions of Libya.

100-million tree planting initiative adopted by PM as one of its ‘‘Strategic Projects’’
It will also be recalled that in December 2024 Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, approved the ‘‘Green Libya Initiative’’ to plant 100 million trees in various Libyan regions, under the supervision of the Executive Team for the PM’s Initiatives and Strategic Projects, and in partnership with local institutions and foreign oil companies.

The initiative is supported by the following foreign oil companies operating in Libya: Equinor, Halliburton Wintershall, Tatneft, Oilinvest, Tamoil, Gazprom, OMV, ENI, Repsol, BP and Suncor.

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