Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei planted two saplings in celebration of the national Arbor Day. He described planting a tree as revolutionary and religious action.
Khamenei planted fruit tree saplings Sunday morning to mark the national tree planting day.
He urged all government bodies to take action to preserve the country’s soil, water, and wildlife.
Khamenei declared that “the destruction of forests and the surrounding environment and vegetation is a destruction of national interest” and called for the protection of trees from profiteers.
Despite Khameneis’s public support for the environment and subsequent Iranian governments having a poor record in protecting natural resources,
Ali Banagar was appointed head of the forestry scientific society in December 2021. Concerned by the rapid pace of Iranian deforestationThe report lists the factors that fuel this trend, including the country’s aggressive pursuit of development projects through often illegal constrictions of luxury vacation homes, wood smuggling, illegal logging and encroachment upon forests and land grabs, as well pollution and landfills.
Hit by the Most severe drought in decadesIran is reportedly becoming more tolerant. The loss of its forests And vegetation. The forest acreage has declined from 19 million acres down to 14.4 millions between 1900 and 2012. This figure was further reduced to 10.7 million in 2015.