The Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization plans to produce and plant 300 million saplings across the country with the aim of boosting tree farms and lumber trade.

The main priority in planting one billion trees is to restore nature and preserve the environment, said Abbas-Ali Nobakht, head of the Organization.

“We also target to produce and plant 300 million saplings to boost wood cultivation in the country,” he added.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said, “If each Iranian plants three saplings, the government's goal to plant one billion saplings over the next four years will be realized.”

Experts believe that in addition to planting fruit trees, trees that produce wood should be planted because the export of wood has a significant effect on the country's economy, the Leader stressed.

Nobakht further said that the national budget bill for the current Iranian calendar year (March 2023-March 2024) has allocated a special line of credit for planting trees.
These credits are used for tree planting and annual maintenance, he said.