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Supreme Leader outlines environmental policy

It comes after Ayatollah Khamenei urged Iranian authorities to try to tackle the country’s environmental problems through detailed, accurate planning.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday outlined a 15-point general environmental policy for the country.

Under Article 110 of Iran’s constitution, creating an integrated national environment system, managing vital resources in a coordinated and systematic fashion, criminalizing  environmental degradation, compiling an environmental atlas, strengthening the environmental diplomacy, developing green economy, institutionalizing the environmental culture and ethics are the main topics of Supreme Leader’s general environmental policy.

Several months ago, Ayatollah Khamenei urged Iranian authorities to try to tackle the country’s environmental problems through detailed, accurate planning.

The Supreme Leader described land grab and acquisition of mountainous land as deplorable, adding land and mountain reclamation is a crime and those committing such crimes should be prosecuted.

Water and land degradation are the biggest environmental threats in Iran to overcome. This requires stricter policies and laws to protect land.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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