Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization (Former name: ''Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization'') is an Iranian government organisation established in 2002. Its duty is "protection, conservation, reclamation, development and utilization of forests, rangelands, forested lands, natural woods and coastal lands, as well as watershed management and

soil conservation Soil conservation is the prevention of loss of the topmost layer of the soil from erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, Soil acidification, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination Slash-and-b ...

throughout the country." It is the authority responsible for combating against

deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Ab ...

References

*http://www.unccd.int/ActionProgrammes/iran-eng2004.pdf *https://web.archive.org/web/20130326114724/http://www.frw.org.ir/AboutFRWO/History/pageid/74/language/en-US/Default.aspx

External links

{{commons category, Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization
Official website
Forests of Iran Environmental protection agencies Government agencies of Iran