Department of Environment (Iran)

Department of Environment
سازمان حفاظت محیط زیست
Sazman-e Hefazât-e Mohit-e Zist
Agency overview
Formed1956
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Agency executive
Websitedoe.ir

The Iranian Department of Environment (Persian: سازمان حفاظت محیط زیست) is a governmental organization, under the supervision of the president, that is responsible for matters related to safeguarding the environment.

The origins of the department can be traced back to the Hunting Club of Iran, established in 1956. Later, it developed into an organization overseeing hunting and fishing activities in the country. In 1971, the organization changed its name to its current one, and notably has hosted the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance in the city of Ramsar on the same year.

Today the organization maintains a list of four types of protected areas as follows:[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Iranian DoE Website".
  2. ^ "74 Iranian wildlife species red-listed by Environment Department". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2014-03-02.