The Supreme Leader said on Sunday while planting two saplings that tree planting is a religious, revolutionary act, the same as preserving trees.
He also emphasized that destruction of forests and environment is against national interests and destroying the woods for construction is detrimental to the nation, except for emergency reasons.
The Supreme Leader described the environment issue as one the most basic issues of the country, emphasizing preservation of water and soil as two great assets of nations and calling on the officials to follow experts’ instructions in this regard.
Ayatollah Khamenei also stressed preventing illegal hunting and protecting the wildlife, tasking the Department of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture with preventing agricultural land-use change.
Developing non-fossil energy, like nuclear energy which is increasingly used in the world and the countries in the region are moving toward it and wind and solar energies, should be taken seriously, he underlined.
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