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RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS
Mail address PO Box 13185-1 16, Tehran
Telephone +98 (21) 602-6574 Fax +98
(21) 602-6575
Sponsoring agency Ministry of Jahad-e Sazandegi
Nature National government
Mission Pure and applied research
Financial support Government
Working languages Persian, English
Scope of interest Biodiversity, biotechnology,
desertification, ecology, environment, forest management,
non-wood forest products, pathology, pests, poplar, pulp and
paper, remote sensing, seeds, weeds
Research program
Locations Throughout Iran
Subjects Multiple issues relating to renewable
natural resources
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. M. Jafari, PhD, Director
Divisions Research Divisions of (1)
Forest, (2) Botany, (3) Range, (4) Poplar & Fast-growing
Trees, (5) Wood & Paper Science, (6) Forest & Range
Protection, (7) Medicinal Plants & Byproducts, (8) Genetics
and Plant Physiology, (9) Combating Against Desertification and
Sand Dune Fixation, (10) Natural Resources Mechanization, (11)
Remote Sensing
Division heads Dr. A. Jalili, PhD, Deputy for
Research; Research Division heads: ( I ) H.
Lotfian, M.Phil; (2) Mrs. Z. Jamzad, MSc; (3) B. Peymanifard,
PhD; (4) A.R. ModirRahmati, PhD; (5) A.R. Hosseinzadeh, PhD; (6)
H. Yarmand, MSc; (7) P. Babakhanlou, MSc; (8) B. Rezaee, PhD; (9)
E. Rahbar, MSc
Professional staff 290
Total staff 834
Facilities
Office 10,000 mē Office space,
6,000 mē laboratory space, herbarium with about 123,000
speciments and five labs
Library Collection of approximately 5,000 books,
concentrating on botany, forestry, horticulture, soil science,
genetics, environment and agroforestry; microfiche--reading Facilities
Computer catalog Yes, using Foxpro,
NOSA
Computer searches Available
Subcenters 24 Centers in states and 50 Stations in
different parts of the country
Exchange Facilities Available; Publications
and seeds also available for airmail exchange
Publications
Serials The Iran fan Journal of Botany
Other Research Institute of Forests &
Rangelands, an Overview; Illustrated Guide of the Genus
Astragalus in Iran; Flora of Iran (in French or English)
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1968
University of Tehran
IRAN DESERT RESEARCH CENTER
Mail address PO Box 14185-354, Tehran
Telephone +98 (21) 640-4790 Fax +98
(21) 641 -8538 Telex 213944 IBBIR
Nature Academic
Mission Research, instruction
Financial support Government
Working languages Persian
Scope of interest (1) Gaining a comprehensive
knowledge of Iran's desert and arid zones and the problems
related to this environment, from a natural, human, and social
perspective; (2) raising the level of scientific research
conducted on these topics within the country; (3) utilizing
research results in the development of desert and arid zones to
raise people's living standards in these areas
Research program
Locations Provinces of (1) Tehran, (2) Semnan,
(3) Kashan; (4) Central part of Iranian desert; (5)
Zarand-Kerman, (6) Yazd
Subjects (1) Ecology, wildlife ecology, animal
taxonomy, (2) ecology of Touran and study of Ahvan Basin soils,
(3) study of geology and vegetation of playa salt lake, (4)
effect of Tamarix and Atriplex on soil salinity, (5) mining
potential of Zarand-Kerman, (6) comparison of Atriplex growth in
different regions of Yazd Province
Status (1 and 6) completed, (2-5) ongoing
Findings Discovery of a new species of gazelle,
ecology and behavior of Persian fallow deer
Internal Organization
Chief official Gh. Zehtabian, Director
Divisions (1) Botanical Biology, (2) Animal
Biology, (3) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, (4) Natural
Resources, (5) Social and Economical Science, (6) Earth Sciences,
(7) Culture and Art, (8) Health, (9) Geography, (10) Archeology,
(11) Climatology
Division heads (1) G. Zehtabian (address as above);
(2) M. Karimi (PO Box 31585 188, Karaj, Iran); (3) M. J. Rafi
(Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Karaj,
Iran); (4) N. Khorassani (address as above); (5) M. Mirzai
(Faculty of Social Science, Djlal Al Ahmad Freeway close to
Shariati Hospital); (6) A. Darvish-Zadeh (Department of Geology,
Faculty of Science, University of Tehran)
Professional staff 8 full-time, 3 part-time
Total staff 28
Facilities
Library Collection of 1,900 books and 22
periodicals
Subcenters The following 10 Research Stations
follow the principles of the center and were established in 1975:
Kashan, Kerman, Yazd, Zahedan, Birjand, Semnan (all established
and working), Sabzevar, Gonbad Kavous, Lar, and Boushehr (under
contract); also Tabas, Iranshahr, Chahbahar, Bandar Abas and
Ahwaz
Exchange Facilities The Center is willing to
collaborate with organizations working in any aspect of arid
lands/desertification
Publications
Serials J. of Biabn (Desert)
Other Proceedings of Seminar on the Problems of
Iranian Deserts and Kavirs (2 volumes)
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1975 under current name