Tehran, YJC. President Rouhani at a cabinet meeting addressed environmental issues and announced Iran’s four new protected zones.
Hassan Rouhani calling for the protection of the
environment, said that 4 new zones in the country have been approved for
protection.
He made the remarks during the second meeting of the Supreme
Council of Environment held Monday in Tehran.
Pointing to the importance of environmental issues,
President Rouhani highlighted avoiding non-holistic approaches in adopting
rules and regulations related to the environment. He called for cooperation
from all organizations and ministries in order to protect Iranian natural
sources as well as consideration of development and social issues.
Accordingly, the Darfak Cave in Guilan Province and the Shoy
Waterfall in Khuzestan Province were declared as natural attractions, Abr
Forest (Cloud Forest) in Semnan Province as a protected zone, and the Samandar
area in Loristan Province as a wildlife habitat are the four new protected zones.
Vice-president and the head of Environmental Protection
Organization Masoumeh Ebtekar while presenting a report on the environmental
status of the country, hailed president’s symbolic action to take subway to
work as part of an effort to mark "National Clean Air Day.” She expressed hope
that using public transportation be more popular among citizens in Tehran and
all over the country.