Tehran, Dec 13, IRNA - Policy and regulatory frameworks are needed to secure the conservation of mountains in Iran, to protect and promote the effective management of these invaluable natural heritages, said the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to Iran. At a ceremony in Tehran on the occasion of the ...

Held each year on 11 December, International Day of Mountains was established by the UN General Assembly in 2003 to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life and to encourage sustainable development in mountains. Mountains are crucial to life as they provide freshwater to at least half of the worlds population. Alongside this ...