Tehran, Iran, Mar. 10
By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend:
Land erosion in Iran is four times the global average due to warming, climate change and tapering rainfall, Head of the Forest, Rangeland and Natural Resources Organization Khodakaram Jalali said.
The erosion rate is 16.5 tons in hectare which makes over 2 billion tons countrywide, he told IRIB TV March 10.
Twenty million hectares of the land in natural resources is eroded by wind, Jalali said, adding 7.5 million hectares of the country’s natural resources are situated in the desert and contribute to dust storms.