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| The existence of 12.4 million hectares of forest lands with 3 cubic meter annual growth in northern part and 0.5 cubic meter hectares in western part has put Iran among those countries with low forest cover. Nevertheless, with these limited resources and because of increase in population and extension of rural and urban areas and changing the lands to farm lands, livestock grazing and over exploitation forests are causing serious problem. In order to reach to optimal management and qualitative and quantitative forest production, applied and basic research is necessary throughout Iran forests. The main activities of this division are: Investigation on different useful forest management and socio- economical studies in order to accomplish development; Ecological research in forests and recognition of stand requirements , tree and shrub forest species; Research on forest science and forest development in different ecological areas; Investigation on structure, dynamic and forest plantation; Artificial and natural rehabilitation methods of degraded forests; Forest biometric research; Study on various methods of producing seedling and afforestation in ecological parts of Iran; Identifying different forest genotypes and ecotypes; Research on typology and biology of forest soil;
Research on forest
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