Environment Agency Must Secure the Path of Development / Two Million Hectares of Zagros Forests Lost

The Deputy for Education and Public Participation at the Department of Environment stressed the need for genuine public involvement in nature conservation. He said the Department of Environment is not an obstacle to development but is responsible for securing the path of development and, by standardizing activities, preventing the destruction of natural resources.

The Vice President of Education and People's Partnerships of the Environmental Protection Organization emphasized the necessity of people's real participation in nature protection and said: The Environmental Protection Organization is not an obstacle to development, but has the duty to secure the path of development and prevent the destruction of natural resources by standardizing activities.