Iranian forests

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  • $3.7m allocated to protect northern forests 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.

  • Wildfire burns 100,000 ha of forests, rangelands in 5 years 2022-03-11 19:31

    Wildfire burns 100,000 ha of forests, rangelands in 5 years

    TEHRAN – Over 100,000 hectares of forests and rangelands have been burned by wildfire during the past five years, Mohammad Hassan Nami, head of the Disaster Management Organization, has said.

  • “Breathing plan”: a savior to old trees, endangered forests 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.

  • Zagros forests to be rejuvenated 2021-12-12 17:39

    Zagros forests to be rejuvenated

    TEHRAN – A campaign has been launched to attract public participation for planting trees in line with reviving and protecting Zagros forests.

  • ‘Comprehensive protection’ essential need of Golestan forest 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.