Green National Initiative in Iran with the slogan of "Each Iranian Should Plant a Tree" is launched by FRWO.

Green National Initiative with the slogan of "Each Iranian Should Plant a Tree" is launched by FRWO in Iran.

According to FRWO’s website, Maximum participation of people and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as a manifestation of national solidarity and harmony aimed at creating more green space, developing vegetation cover, promoting natural resources' culture and expanding pathways to self-sufficiency is one the goals pursued in the green national initiative in Iran.

In 2011, according to Article 15 of the Law on Increasing Productivity based on the Supreme Leader's order, FRWO was obliged to increase the country's per capita forest from 1,700 square meters to 2,500 square meters.

FRWO has planted 150 million saplings in the country so far as part of this initiative.

Based on this report, Supreme Leader plants tree symbolically on Arbor Day to mark the vital importance of tree planting annually.

In one of his statements on Arbor Day in 2014, after planting a sapling, Supreme Leader reiterated: "I ask the people to respect trees and attach great significance to the environment. The slogan, "Each Iranian Should Plant a Tree" which is common among the people is a good slogan.

The people should do their best to plant more trees on such days. Both the people and officials in particular should prevent the hands which try to destroy the environment. They should not allow our forests, rangelands and the environment in cities and suburban areas to be destroyed".

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