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2024-06-25 17:44
UNESCO inscription anniversary of Abr Forest celebrated
Today, a group of nature lovers and environmental enthusiasts gathered in the Abr Forest to celebrate its anniversary of being inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2023-12-02 15:27
Community-based waste management plans launched
TEHRAN – Two pilot programs for community-based waste management are being implemented in two villages of Mazandaran province to reduce the accumulation of waste in the Hyrcanian Forests, also known as Caspian Forest.
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2023-11-12 17:32
Qal’eh Rudkhan, a historical gem in northern Iran, undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – A restoration project has commenced on Qal’eh Rudkhan, which is a top tourist destination in northern Iran.
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2023-11-04 22:19
Iranian films participating in Spanish environmental festival
TEHRAN-Six short films from Iran are present at the 30th SUNCINE International Environmental Film Festival, which was launched in Barcelona, Spain, on November 2.
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2023-09-17 18:22
Site extension: Iran, Azerbaijan share UNESCO label for Hyrcanian Forests
TEHRAN – On Sunday, Azerbaijan’s Hirkan Forest made it onto the United Nation’s list for Natural World Heritage as an extension to Iran’s previously designated Hyrcanian Forests.
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2023-09-08 18:31
Iran eyes new UNESCO labels as World Heritage committee is to vote in Riyadh
TEHRAN — Having 26 World Heritage labels, Iran has put forward its Persian Caravanserai and the Cultural Landscape of Masouleh as new candidates for inclusion in the prestigious cultural heritage list.
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2023-06-14 16:46
Simple life in Hyrcanian forest
A couple of families are living a simple life in Lafoor village located in the heart of the Hyrcanian forest, northern Mazandaran province.
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2022-11-29 18:44
$3.7m allocated to protect northern forests
TEHRAN – A total of 1.3 trillion rials (nearly $3.7 million) was earmarked to implement the technical and protection plan for forests in the northern part of the country.
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2022-11-18 17:39
Hyrcanian Forests worthy to become tourism hub, official says
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered Hyrcanian Forests in the northern province of Gilan hold the potential to become a unique tourism hub of the country, the province’s governor-general has said.
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2022-08-22 19:24
Off-road vehicles, unlicensed tours banned from entering Abr forest
“The entry of off-road vehicles and [package] tours without official permission to the desert and forest areas, especially Hyrcanian Abr forest, is prohibited,” Mehr quoted Morteza Nazari as saying on Sunday.
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2022-07-23 21:00
Hyrcanian Forests World Heritage registration anniversary celebrated
TEHRAN – On Friday, a host of nature lovers and cultural heritage and tourism officials of the northern province of Gilan celebrated the third registration anniversary of Hyrcanian Forests on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2022-03-06 22:00
Cable car installation poses no threat to Hyrcanian forests, official says
TEHRAN – Plan to install a cable car system in the northern province of Golestan poses no threat to the UNESCO-registered Hyrcanian forests, a senior advisor to the tourism minister has said.
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2022-01-01 16:51
“Breathing plan”: a savior to old trees, endangered forests
TEHRAN – A plan, called “breathing”, that banned any wood exploitation in endangered forests, has halted the cutting down of at least 550,000 cubic meters of forests annually or completely stopped the process.
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2021-11-06 16:35
‘Comprehensive protection’ essential need of Golestan forest
TEHRAN – About 3,500 hectares of unique forest reserves in northern Golestan province, as the most important habitats in the country, are facing the challenges of lack of funds, illegal logging, and inadequacy of related laws and regulations, which are expected to be resolved by protection plans.