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Museum Opening
at Biodiversity Museum of Iran
, Iran (Islamic Rep.Of), Tehran
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Khatami opens Biodiversity Museum in Tehran
IRNA – Tehran, Wednesday April 14,
President Mohammad Khatami opened Bio-Diversity Museum, today.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the museum, located in a large Eco-park in northwestern Tehran, Khatami pointed to the status of Iran in the list of the world countries with regards to the situation of their life diversity and said though Iran enjoyed a good position in the list, its biodiversity was under grave threats.
He further referred to the geographical status of the country, erosion of soil, population growth and expansion of industrial units as some of the factors posing threats to the life diversity in Iran.
The president of Islamic Republic of Iran described the opening of the museum as an important step towards attracting people's attention to life diversity.
He also stressed that the government has paid more attention to the issue of environment during the third and fourth National Development Plans.
Source: www.irna.ir
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