More than two-thirds of Iran's wetlands are at risk
According to the deputy head of the Environmental Protection Agency, the rate of consumption of natural resources in Iran is three times their capacity. Rising temperatures have faced Iran with serious crises, and the country plays an effective role in causing this situation.
Iran is grappling with a variety of environmental problems, which have been exacerbated by mismanagement and incorrect policies over the past few decades.
The Deputy Director for Management Development, Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of the Environmental Protection Agency stated that the rate of temperature increase in Iran is higher than the global average and said: "Greenhouse gases play an effective role in temperature increase and Iran is among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of greenhouse gas emissions."
Mohammad Mojabi, at a meeting to review the state of the environment in Iran and the world in Rasht on Thursday afternoon (June 15), announced the existence of a plan according to which developed countries are to provide developing countries with the results of their research on the impact of greenhouse gases on climate change, so that these countries are encouraged to reduce the production of these gases.
According to Tasnim News Agency, the deputy head of the Environmental Protection Organization stated in the meeting that the increase in airborne particles and dust phenomenon is another environmental challenge for the world and Iran.
In recent years, prolonged drought periods, reduced rainfall, and excessive use of water resources, especially in traditional agriculture, have led to a decrease in the level of groundwater tables and the drying up of most of Iran's wetlands and lakes.
Incompatibility of consumption with resources
Mojabi said at the aforementioned meeting: "The rate of consumption of biological resources in the country is three times the capacity of the resources, and we are ranked 17th in the world in terms of consumption and 107th in terms of resources."
The Deputy Minister of Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of the Environmental Protection Organization, noting that 75 percent of Iran's wetlands are at risk, noted that the restoration of 20 wetlands is foreseen in the Sixth Development Plan.
Source: DW
