A community forestry plan has been prepared with the aim of saving the endangered Zagros forest, Naghi Shabanian, the deputy head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, has said. Social forestry refers to using trees and/or tree planting specifically to pursue social objectives, usually the betterment of the poor, through ...

Tehran Times Given that Zagros forests condition is worrisome being gravely threatened by wood logging, it must become the main concern of the related bodies to prevent it from disappearance, Khalil Aqaei, head of the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization (FRWMO) has stated. Zagros Mountains forest steppe ecoregion with an area ...

With the gradual rise in temperatures as summer sets in comes the added risk of wildfires, and on the weekend Iran got a taste of what may be in store in the scorching months ahead. In two separate incidents on Friday, wildfires incinerated 150 hectares of Zagros Forests in Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad Province and burned 5 hectares in Ilam Province, ...