Tasnim The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched a project in southwest Iran to establish forests and resuscitate pastures in the areas around Karun, the only navigable river in Iran.
An official at the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization of Iran in the southwestern province of Khuzestan told Tasnim that under ...
MNA The 24th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 24) entitled High-Level Discourse on Forests and Goals of Sustainable Development kicked off in Rome, Italy in the presence of more than 120 countries including Iran.
The role of forests for food security and nutrition, inland and outsourced forestry, key role of forestry and ...
UN.org- FAO has developed new guidelines aimed at helping countries develop strong National Forest Monitoring Systems, which are key to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to a press release published by the FAO Representation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, To fulfil their pledges under the Paris ...
IRNA The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the Forest, Range and Watershed Organization of Iran conducted a five-day workshop to introduce the Collect Earth software application for forest mapping and monitoring, as a free and open source geospatial analysis tool.
The workshop is slated for 21- 25 May in ...
IFP- According to a Farsi report by the Iranian Department of Environment (DoE), while demonstrations are reminder of blood and fire just some kilometres away from Sardasht, people in this Kurdish-majority border town chose a peaceful way to show their protest.
They held flower pots in their hands to protest against the destruction of oak habitats ...
Forests cover less than 10% of the entire landmass in Iran, but the level of protection they currently receive does not correctly reflect their importance to the country, the people and the wildlife they support.
Already under threat by climate change, desertification, drought and various types of diseases, forests are in an extremely vulnerable ...
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) Irans SIOI is to dispatch a high rank inspection envoy to the northern province of Gilan to scrutinize breaching of forest conservation.
Following the special decree issued by Irans Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani, the SIOI (State Inspectorate Organization of Iran) is to send a special delegation of its agriculture ...
The Hara Forests in Qeshm are an important ecological resource in southern Iran.
The Hara Forests is the common name for mangrove forests on the Iranian island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf. Dominated by the species Avicennia marina, which is locally known as Hara, the forests are an important ecological resource.
The Hara tree, a salt-water plant ...
Iran and Germany are planning to sign an agreement to boost cooperation between the two countries in the field of forests and forestry.
Deputy head of Iran's Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization (FRWO), Behzad Angouraj, told IRNA on Tuesday that the agreement will be soon signed as a follow-up to a conference held between the two ...
In an opinion piece in Etemad daily, Ali Yachkaschi, a professor of environmental science, looks into how ancient Iranians respected trees and forests.
Trees were regarded as holy in ancient Iran. They have been also respected in Islam. But the way they are treated today shows no trace of sanctity or respect whatsoever.
Etemad newspaper on Feb....
The Ministry of Agriculture is calling for a reduction in tariffs onlogging imports as a solution for saving Iranian forests from destruction. Iran's Minister of Agriculture has informed the new UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) representative in Iran that the country has new plans to protect its forests and natural resources, and part of ...
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