Gorgan Bay at risk of drought

According to Mehr News Agency, Ahmad Reza Lahijanzadeh commemorated World Wetlands Day: Wetlands can reduce the effects of climate change. For example, in the flood of Khuzestan, wetlands Hurricane And it was Shadegan who rescued three major cities in the south of the province. If these wetlands were not, hundreds of thousands of people would have been threatened.

He added: Fish are the main source of protein for more than one billion people in the world and are one of the sources of wetland fish. Also, 5 % of the world's well -known species live in wetlands or part of their habitat is in wetland habitats.

Deputy Director of Marine Environment and Wetlands of the EPA emphasized: We lost 2 % of wetlands since year 2. Also, 5 % of wetlands have been destroyed since year 2, and these ecosystems are three times more threat than forests.

Lahijanzadeh, referring to Mohammad Reza Aref – First Vice President – that “environmental protection is a national covenant and all governments' commitment”, adding: “There have It will be.

He emphasized: In most of the country's large wetlands, conservation programs are underway and we hope with granting Right These conservation measures should continue in the best way.

Lahijanzadeh noted: If the proper pumping and protection program, including dredging in the Miankaleh and Gorgan Bay, is not carried out in accordance with the program, we will lose the entire Bay of Gorgan in the year 2 to 5.

He continued: Two wetlands have been received in Bushehr province and we hope this movement will be available to obtain wetlands in other provinces.

Deputy Director of Maritime Environment of the Environmental Protection Agency added: Recovery of the Roof Fortress is one of our important actions in Khuzestan province and we hope that it will be fully restored by the end of next year.

He advised provincial managers to consider all legal ways to protect wetlands and to receive Right Wetlands should not hesitate to judicial actions either.