Iran’s Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organisation has launched a national campaign to plant one billion trees over the next four years. This was reported by
IRNA, a partner of TV BRICS.

The programme aims to enhance vegetation cover, combat desertification, and improve the country’s climate resilience. According to the organisation’s head, Ali Teymouri, this initiative is a vital step towards restoring Iran’s ecosystems.

Teymouri stressed the importance of public involvement, noting that the campaign will be carried out in collaboration with local communities, NGOs, and civil society groups. The plan involves planting 250 million trees annually across the country. 

A digital platform will track the production and planting of saplings, requiring regional natural resources departments to register detailed data for effective monitoring and documentation.

As part of the implementation strategy, local offices have been instructed to identify areas with poor vegetation cover and undertake afforestation on plots ranging from five to fifteen hectares in each county. 

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