FRWO to Press for Buxus Rescue Plan in Hyrcanian Forests

The fifteenth session of Sustainable Management of Hyrcanian Forest Working Group (HFWG) was held with the agenda of the Buxus Rescue Plan (BRP) in northern forests presided over by Mr. Khalil Aghaee, Deputy Minister and Head of Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization (FRWO) last Wednesday.

According to FRWO’s website, Aghaee in this meeting said no one is perfect and we also have many shortcomings that must be resolved through tapping other national capacities. He urged that FRWO should contact with the scientific and research centers, and natural resources faculties for implementation of the Buxus Rescue Plan (BRP).

Recalling the heavy responsibility of management of about 135 million hectares of country's natural resources by FRWO, He called for completion of cadastre planning as a prerequisite for FRWO's intervention in the nature.

Aghaee also referred to the forest alternative plan in the Caspian forest and said the prospects of the plan should be explained in such a way that people are aware of their role in conserving the ecosystem.

It was agreed that HFWG should regularly monitor and evaluate the reports on Buxus dieback and make proper decisions as to their conservation and hygiene measures.

It was agreed that HFWG should regularly receive and review documentations and evidences on efficiency of conservation and hygiene measures before and after the operation in Buxus forest to prove the curative impacts on box trees.

The committee endorsed that BRP will be implemented throughout Hyrcanian forests from the beginning of next Iranian calendar.