Since 1400 (2021), the process of destruction of Zagros and Hyrcanian forests has taken an alarming pace.
\nAccording to the latest reports of the Natural Resources Organization, statistics from 1403 and 1404 show that in the first half of 1403, the area of burned regions increased by 329% compared to the same period the previous year. New reports indicate that about 46,000 hectares of natural lands burned only in the early months of 1404.<\/p>\n
The village of Ilat, one of the areas of Marzan Abad, was also affected on November 10, 1404, by fire and burning for two consecutive days due to human factors, and because of lack of equipment and weak management in the field of environmental governance and crisis management, more than 10,000 hectares of forests were burned.<\/p>\n
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Forest fires over the past 5 years:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 1400: About 48,000 hectares (beginning of severe drought)<\/span><\/strong> Some existing challenges in dealing with environmental crises<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Severe lack of equipment and inadequate aerial firefighting<\/span><\/strong> UNESCO 2030 Agenda \u2013 Goal 15<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Protection, restoration, and promotion of sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems; sustainable forest management; combating desertification; halting and reversing land degradation; and stopping biodiversity loss.<\/strong><\/p>\n Convention on Biological Diversity<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Defense of Human Rights Association in Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n Defense of Environment Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n Translated by Alireza Jahan Bin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since 1400 (2021), the process of destruction of Zagros and Hyrcanian forests has taken an alarming pace. According to the latest reports of the Natural Resources Organization, statistics from 1403 and 1404 show that in the first half of 1403, the area of burned regions increased by 329% compared to the same period the previous … <\/p>\n
\n\u2022 1401: Peak of the crisis with 50,000 hectares (focus on Zagros)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 1402: Sharp decrease to 12,000 hectares (due to spring rainfall)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 1403: Increase again to 18,000 hectares (329% growth compared to the previous year)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Lack of integrated management and delayed response<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Weak supervision over human factors and land grabbing<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Direct threat to the lives and safety of residents (fire and floods)<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 Irreversible destruction of wildlife and ecosystems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n