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Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project
Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project
March 12, 2024
Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) has played a lead role in restoring wetlands in Iran since 2005 by introducing the ecosystem approach and establishing a new management system.
In 2014, with the generous contribution from the People and Government of Japan and in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE), a new component was added to CIWP known as “Modelling Local Community Participation in Restoration of Lake Urmia Through Establishment of Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation”. As a result of the achievements obtained in Lake Urmia and to ensure sustainability of the project results, this component was extended for three more years. Beyond this, too replicate the experience of this project, two other wetlands, namely Bakhtegan Wetland in Fars Province and Shadegan Wetland in Khuzestan province were added as sites.