INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Day 2025.Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life
A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and marine and coastal ecosystems, such as all lakes and rivers, underground
aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas and tidal flats, mangroves and other coastal areas, coral
reefs, and all human-made sites such as fishponds, rice paddies, reservoirs and saltpans.These lands are critical to people and nature,
given the intrinsic value of these ecosystems, and their benefits and services, including their environmental, climate, ecological, social,
economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic contributions to sustainable development and human
Wetland biodiversity matters for our health, our food supply, for tourism and for jobs.Wetlands are vital for humans, for other ecosystems
and for our climate, providing essential ecosystem services, such as water regulation, including flood control and water purification
It is essential to raise national and global awareness about wetlands in order to reverse their rapid loss and encourage actions to conserve
and restore them.Wetland conservation project lowers irrigation water consumptionOn December 10, 2024, Mehri Asna-Ashari, an official with
the DOE, said the conservation project of Iranian wetlands has resulted in a 27.5 percent decrease in irrigation water consumption while
meeting of the steering committee of the international project for the conservation of Iranian Wetlands.Since 2021, the conservation project
has been carried out in three wetlands including Shadegan in Khuzestan province, Bakhtegan in Fars province, and Urmia in West Azarbaijan
province, the official noted.Sustainable farming methods were implemented and 2,433 farmers were trained
In addition, the consumption of chemical fertilizers decreased by 25 to 30 percent
Consequently, the income of each farmer increased by 14 percent.The establishment of 26 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and 181
livelihood support groups, and the implementation of alternative livelihood plans in 44 villages are some of the other achievements of the
further yields positive outcomes with the allocation of the new budget
successfully, the Ministries of Agriculture, Energy, Interior, Foreign Affairs, as well as Planning and Budget Organization, and the United
an area of over 3 million hectares have been identified, of which 25 wetlands are designated as wetlands of international importance
