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Event2026-09-26

Call for the Hoor al-Azim consultation on restoration and sustainable development

Wednesday 7 Mehr 1405, 14:30–17:00, at the Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (MATN). In-person and online registration is required by 20:00 on Tuesday 6 Mehr.

پوستر تسلیت درگذشت محیط‌بانان مهدی دهیری و شهرام مشرف

Official notice2026-09-25

Condolences on the passing of rangers Mehdi Dehiri and Shahram Moshref

The Fars network of environmental and natural-resources organizations mourns rangers Mehdi Dehiri and Shahram Moshref of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.

Official notice2026-09-25

Bushehr network condolences for the rangers of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

Reza Partovi-Sangi of the Bushehr environmental network offered condolences on the death of two rangers from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.

Official notice2026-09-25

Isfahan network condolences for rangers Shahram Moshref and Mehdi Dehiri

The Isfahan coordination council mourns Shahram Moshref and Mehdi Dehiri, rangers of Tang-e Sayad National Park in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.

Advocacy2026-09-24

Khuzestan network calls for review of the Sohrab oilfield permit

The Khuzestan environmental network wrote to Dr. Ansari asking to revoke and review the Sohrab oilfield expansion permit, protect the Hoor al-Azim wetland, and assess the project's social impacts.

Advocacy2026-09-23

National Network statement to the 7th Tehran Convention conference

The coordination council called on COP7 to make public participation a standing mechanism of the Tehran Convention and offered to host the first meeting of Caspian environmental NGOs in Iran in January or February 2027.

نمای سالن هفتمین اجلاس کنوانسیون تهران، یکم مهر ۱۴۰۵

Event2026-09-23

Photo report: seventh meeting of the Tehran Convention

The seventh meeting of the parties to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea (COP7) was held in Tehran on 1 Mehr 1405.

پوستر تمدید نهایی فراخوان انتخاب نماینده شبکه ملی در ستاد ملی هماهنگی و مدیریت تالاب‌های کشور

Official notice2026-09-22

Final extension: call for the Network’s representative on the National Wetlands Headquarters

The deadline to volunteer as the Network’s representative on the National Wetlands Coordination and Management Headquarters is extended one last time, until the end of office hours on Monday 5 Mehr 1405.

Official notice2026-09-22

Final extension: call for the Ramsar Convention CEPA focal point

Registration to select the Network’s non-governmental CEPA focal point for the Ramsar Convention is open until the end of office hours on Monday 5 Mehr 1405. Letter 1254 and the selection bylaw are attached.

پوستر تمدید فراخوان انتخاب نماینده غیردولتی ایران در برنامه سیپا کنوانسیون رامسر

Official notice2026-09-22

Final call to select Iran’s non-governmental Ramsar CEPA focal point

Registration to represent Iran in the Ramsar Convention CEPA programme is extended one last time, until the end of office hours on Monday 5 Mehr 1405.

پوستر نفت‌خبر: مرزهای مسئولیت اجتماعی در طرح توسعه میدان سهراب در تالاب هورالعظیم، یادداشت حسین محمودی

Advocacy2026-09-20

Mahmoudi: Sohrab’s social programmes do not replace avoiding harm to Hawr al-Azim

Hossein Mahmoudi wrote that financial compensation is not ecological recovery, and that jobs and welfare services are not social responsibility if they stand in for avoidance, reduction, and restoration.

صفحه نخست دعوت‌نامه شماره ۲۱۸۶۶ سازمان حفاظت محیط زیست برای نشست جنگل‌های هیرکانی، ۱۶ شهریور ۱۴۰۵

Event2026-09-17

Invitations to the Hyrcanian forests consultation

The Department of Environment, in letters dated 16 and 22 Shahrivar 1405, invited parliament, universities, natural resources offices, prosecutors, and civil society to the 25 Shahrivar meeting.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Zohrabi: do not rush the Hyrcanian forest management plan

The deputy for natural environment called for revising the Hyrcanian plan, limiting intervention, and keeping expert dialogue open before implementation.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Pourmoghaddam: the forestry plan will not proceed without expert consensus

The deputy for forests said the disputed plan will not be implemented until experts agree, and that a quiet rollout is not possible.

Advocacy2026-09-16

The Inspection Organization will oversee forestry plans

Ali Sadeghi-Rashed said new forest plans must be carried out carefully, and that protection and legal duties have to be held together.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Abdoli: I oppose the current Hyrcanian forest management plan

Asghar Abdoli of Shahid Beheshti University said he opposes the plan’s premise and that decisions should be scientific, not driven by timber extraction.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Maleknia: the value of Hyrcanian forests is not only timber

Rahim Maleknia of Lorestan University said removing trees without a scientific basis and a multi-year horizon is not defensible, and that Hyrcanian value is not limited to wood.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Sefidi: Hyrcanian forests need restoration, not timber extraction

Kiomars Sefidi said fallen and broken trees are part of the ecosystem, and that today’s need is a restoration plan, not a timber harvest.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Etemad: Iran still has no clear national forest programme

Vahid Etemad said the country must decide what it wants from its forests in a national programme before any harvest.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Majnounian: Hyrcanian forests cannot be protected without public trust

Baris Majnounian said Iran is lightly forested, and that lasting protection needs a clear account from the authorities and the trust of local people.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Kiadaliri: ambiguities in the new Hyrcanian forest plan must be resolved

Hadi Kiadaliri said the criteria for removing fallen trees, the limits of forest roads, and land-use rules must be made scientifically clear before implementation.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Pourmoghaddam: 99 percent of the new forestry plan’s revenue stays in the plan

The deputy for forests set out the first phase: 718,000 hectares over three to five years, with 99 percent of revenue spent inside the same plans.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Alamooti: the shift in forest management must come with expert consensus

The Network’s secretary said the final text of the new management plan has not been shared with civil society, and the public needs to know what will happen in the north.

Advocacy2026-09-16

Zohrabi: continuing the present course could lose the Hyrcanian forests

Opening the Hyrcanian meeting, the deputy for natural environment warned that the current course could erase one of the world’s most valuable places, and called for a constructive dialogue.

ابلاغیه رسمی سازمان منابع طبیعی درباره الزامات عقد قرارداد طرح‌های جنگلداری

Official notice2026-08-04

Ban on auctions and modern forestry projects until technical guidelines are issued

Per a directive from the head of the Natural Resources Organization, auctions and modern forestry projects are halted until Article 36 guidelines and indicators are finalized.

مکاتبه معاون امور جنگل درباره همکاری با سمن‌های محیط زیست و منابع طبیعی

Official notice2026-08-04

Call for provincial NGO representatives on Article 36 in Hyrcanian and Zagros forests

The Deputy for Forest Affairs requested official Network representatives and NGO proposals on Article 36. Deadline: 17 Mordad 1405.

Advocacy2026-08-04

Report on Network meetings with Natural Resources officials on modern forestry

Follow-up report on sustainable forest management: 4 Shahrivar symposium at Tarbiat Modares, meeting with the Forest Deputy, and the Strategic Council.

پوستر شانزدهمین نشست هم‌اندیشی دبیرخانه تخصصی آب، تالاب و حوضه‌های آبریز

Event2026-08-02

16th consultation meeting of the Water, Wetlands and Watersheds Secretariat

In-person and online meeting hosted by Dr. Lahijanzadeh; Sunday 11 Mordad 1405 at 14:00.

پوستر دوره آموزشی مجازی اطفای هوشمند حریق در عرصه‌ها

Training2026-08-01

Virtual course on smart firefighting in natural areas

Free online course by Semnan DOE with Eng. Omid Sajadian; Saturday 10 Mordad 1405 at 20:00.

Official notice2026-08-01

Call for input ahead of the first Natural Resources Strategic Council meeting

Submit views on natural-resources policy in the 7th Plan via the survey by 10:00 on 11 Mordad.