TEHRAN - The Department of Environment has developed the first bilingual platform based on artificial intelligence in line with digital transformation and facilitating access to environmental laws and regulations.

Given the increasing importance of environmental protection and the necessity for awareness of the laws and regulations in this field, the Department of Environment has designed and prepared a bilingual artificial intelligence platform for environmental laws and regulations for the first time in the country, IRIB quoted Omid Hajati, a DOE official, as saying.

"This platform, using artificial intelligence technologies and automatic updating capabilities, enables smart search, subject classification, content analysis, and accurate legal answers in Persian and English,” he added.

Users can easily access the full text of environmental laws, regulations, circulars, and approvals, if needed, the official stressed.

“This artificial intelligence platform will be usable not only for experts and specialists of the Department of Environment, but also for researchers, academics, environmental activists, relevant executive agencies, and the general public, and we hope that it will be an effective step towards promoting environmental protection culture and compliance with relevant laws and regulations."

The first national congress on artificial intelligence in agriculture, natural resources, and the environment was held on September 4–5 in Shiraz, Fars Province.

With the theme ‘intelligent technology, green land, and sustainable future,’ the two-day event was hosted by Shiraz University, focusing on the role of AI in addressing challenges in the three fields of agriculture, natural resources, and environment, ISNA reported.

The congress was centered around productivity and promotion of natural and agricultural industries, smart management of water resources and climate, meteorology, climate change and ecosystem, sustainable agriculture, smart agriculture, big data and agricultural development, biodiversity and pests, remote sensing of natural resources, nature management, improvement of food quality and security, smart robotics, technological education, as well as ethical research in agriculture.

It also included presenting articles, technical lectures, posters, holding educational workshops, and panels to boost relations with industry. On the sidelines of the event, knowledge-based companies operating in AI and the environment fields showcased their latest achievements.