Environmental policy and administrative management

Project location:Bandar e Kiashahr, Gilan(Lat/Long: 37.413509-49.975433) Registered as Ramsar Convention Site (21 R11), Kiashahr Wetland and Sepidrood Delta is of great international significance. The main objective of the project is to reduce the harmful effects of fish farming projects on the environment of Kiashahr Wetland, through implementation of an effective Participatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to determine its capacity for sustainable fish farming. The project is meant to seek an optimal balance between fish farming projects and minimizing the environmental threats to the wetland through an applicable framework for sustainable exploitation with the involvement and contribution of the local community. Some of the major outputs of the project would be: identification of the type and amount of nutrients flowing into the wetland ecosystem, presentation of a practicable plan to proportionate the flow of the nutrients into the wetlands, presentation of an applicable framework for sustainable exploitation of fish farming projects with respect to preserving the environmental benefits of the wetland and the river, establishing environmental control and monitoring mechanisms and development of relevant IT applications for the required activities. Finally, educational booklets and videos will be prepared to document and disseminate the lessons learned which will be shared through two workshops in Tehran and the project site.

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