With the approval of IUCN experts at the forty-third UNESCO summit, Hirkani forests became the second Iranian heritage site in the UNESCO World Heritage List. In reviewing this case, the IUCN's first representative provided information on the Hyrcanian forests and its history, vegetation cover and animal species. There was also information about the threats faced by the site, such as the illegal abandonment of trees and illegal hunting. It was also suggested that this case be registered on the basis of criterion 9. The Azerbaijani representative also stated that the territory includes two countries, saying that the Azerbaijani government has taken important steps to protect the Hirkani forests. We are sorry that we could not file this file jointly with Iran, but we are asking for Azerbaijan to be included. The head of the cultural heritage, Mohammad Hassan Talebian, said: "We have recorded a few years ago in the global list of Lut in the world, and this year the Hirkani forests are a sign of biodiversity in Iran. We hope Azerbaijan also joins this case. you can contact budget tour in iran to visit that place
About Hirkani forests:
These forests are located in northern Iran, along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and the northern section of the Alborz Mountains.
This broad-leaved war extends over the 850-km-long Caspian coastline and is between 25 and 50 million years old, at which time most northern temperate regions were covered by these forests. In the Quaternary Ice Age, the forests became smaller, but then expanded again at the end of the Ice Age.
The forests were once listed as one of two hundred natural wildlife in the World Wildlife Fund. Hirkani forests, with the exception of plants and animals, are home to about seven and a half million people.
These forests are very rich in vegetation - more than 3200 plant species. Although about seven percent of Iran's soil is covered, but 44 percent of Iran's known forests are in these forests. So far, 58 species of birds and 58 mammal species, including the famous Iranian cheetah, have been identified in these forests.
These forests also cover mountainous lands in an area of over 94.1 million hectares, and have an unbelievable and diverse animal kingdom.
In the past few decades, the rapid development of civilization, extravagance, illegal harvesting of forest resources, construction, landlocking, unsustainable tourism, excessive agricultural development and fire have put a lot of pressure on this valuable ecosystem.
The Government of the Islamic Republic and the United Nations Development Program have launched a five-year joint project to conserve biodiversity in these forests.
The registration of these wars was one of UNESCO's global effects since 2001, and in 2007, Iran officially filed a request for UNESCO to register the global forests.
