An Overview of Ecological Potential of Iran to Achieve IUCN Goals (Part 4) : Priority Action to Develop a National Protected Areas Network

Priority Action to complete National Protected Areas Network , to achieve Brundtland Commission target (10 to 12% Wilderness) and carry out our obligations with respect to Rio Convention the following agenda should be in order:

1. – Review and revise existing situation of Protected Areas by a comprehensive inventory of flora and fauna 
2.  – Develop and Complete the Protected Areas network to meet international norms and IUCN goals

I did review the existing conditions of parks and protected areas of Iran. So far 11.7% of natural resources (about 7.3% of total area of the country) with different categories (i.e. National Parks, Natural Monuments, wildlife refuges, protected areas, forest reserves, forest parks, forest parks and nature parks ) are under conservational management.
Also further conservation activities are going on. Some about 5552000 hectare which are protected as a Hunting Prohibited Areas. Also under FRWO management there are about 200 protected forest zones. Some special projects are running to protect aquatic ecosystem (i.e. wetland; bog, bay, lake, river, estuarine etc.). And protection programmes of marine ecosystems and species should be under consideration.

Will be continued