The environment is not opposed to mining

The environment is not opposed to mining
  • 2015-08-27
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Head of the EPA: Policy reform is one of the main and serious plans of the government. Unfortunately, mining activities in the area of environment are damaging the image of the city, the environment is not opposed to mining activities, but water and soil should not be destroyed.

According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, Masoumeh Initiative, at a meeting with judges and officials of the Central Provincial Judiciary, said this afternoon: "The notion that resources are unlimited and that whatever is harvested returns to nature is a misconception. Religious and religious foundations have also been emphasized.

"Today, after peace and security, preservation of the environment is one of the most important issues in the world as governments implement it," he said, noting that a proper mechanism for more specialized and effective cooperation in the field of justice and the environment should be found. They can be evaluated.

"The destruction of the environment poses a threat to the existence of the planet, which must be resolved to prevent the spread of the threat," he said.

The head of the EPA, pointing out that the country's water and environmental resources are limited and must be conserved for future generations, emphasized: Given the country's climate, the restoration of underground aquifers will take decades to attempt to conserve. .

Initiative said today's policy of using the environment is not fair and should not allow future generations to lose their rights.

The Vice President emphasized that all restrictions should be overcome by the use of science. He continued: "Unnecessary harvesting of resources takes away renewable power from the environment."

The initiative continued: Currently clean air bills, wetlands, environmental assessment and clean soil are under way in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and the government is focusing its efforts on removing legal vacuums and new policies.

Pointing out that the environment is a cross-cutting issue and that all executive agencies must work together to preserve the environment, he said: "Last year, the Supreme Leader drew a clear policy in the field of environmental protection in the Islamic Republic of Iran. And explained that it could be the focus of activities and planning.

"Destruction of the environment is a crime and this issue is explicitly stated in the constitution," the head of the country's environmental protection agency, insisting on moving to environmental decolonization.

The initiative added: "We need to move towards reforming culture and policies in the field of the environment, in which broader activities have begun with education and artists."

He said: policy reform is one of the main and serious plans of the government. Unfortunately, mining activities in the area of ​​environment have damaged the image of the city, the environment is not opposed to mining activities, but water and soil should not be destroyed.

The vice president pointed out that mining should not lead to the destruction of natural and environmental capital: industries must also be removed from pollution, air pollution is a crime and its damage must be paid by the offender.

Initiation continued: Industries should be established at the time of deployment with initial environmental location and justification and environmental assessment studies to reduce greenhouse damage by implementing green design in addition to the activities of industries.

"Iran has biodiversity, but unauthorized hunting has caused serious damage to this diversity, which has been prevented in cooperation with the judiciary," he said.

The Vice President said: "We will continue to pursue the issue of land and mountain protection in the protected areas."

The initiative emphasized the need to use forensic experts in environmental courts, adding that the use of forensic experts in environmental courts is essential to get better results.

He said: "We have made space unsafe for violators so that we can use a healthy environment and pass it on to the future."

* Fars