Tehran – The Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization has announced plans to host an International Conference on the Zagros Forests in the upcoming Iranian calendar year, beginning March 21.

 

The event aims to bring together experts, researchers, and stakeholders to address critical issues and strategies for the preservation and sustainable management of this vital ecological region.

 

Highlighting that promoting natural resources diplomacy is one of the priorities of the organization, Rasoul Ashrafipour, an official with the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, said “We will particularly invite countries with a Mediterranean climate, in which vegetation is similar to that of Zagros and have taken effective measures toward its preservation, as well as countries with arid and semi-arid climates,” Tehran Times reported.

 

He made the remarks on the occasion of the natural resources and watershed management week, which will start on March 5 with the theme “consensus and empathy for preserving natural resources”.

 

Referring to climate change's adverse effects on natural resources, Ashrafipour said that Metrological data show that the increase in temperature in the country has been higher than the global average, which has a significant impact on climate change.