Iranian Researchers Offer New Method to Restore Pastures after Fire
“Every year, several fires occur in the pastures of Iran which may lead to the destruction of high-quality and valuable fodder. Also, these fires expose the valuable soil of pastures to erosion and cause a lot of financial and environmental damage,” said Erfanzadeh, the project manager.
He stated that severe fires in pastures may have harmful impacts on the physical and chemical properties of the soil, adding that fire can also severely damage vegetation and thus hinder some ecosystem functions like maintenance of water resources and protection against erosion, soil and food accumulation, biodiversity and plant life.
“Studying the pasture’s own potential to aid in vegetation recovery can be completed by the impact that fire has on various habitat properties,” Erfanzadeh said, adding that the results of this research are important for the management of pastures after a fire, and it is important to know the potential of regeneration by the inputs of the pasture itself, and it can greatly help to understand the importance of bush species in pastures.
In a relevant development in December, an Iranian technological firm produced and presented a device which can be used for monitoring the forests and bordering areas.
"We are mostly active in installation and putting into operation the solar systems and we have presented a number of new products in the exhibition, one of which is a monitoring device, used in bordering areas, forests, beaches, power plants, and in places that need accurate monitoring. The device receives energy from the wind," Atena Aslian, the managing-director of Tatmaco company, said.
"This product has a quadcopter helipad. The quadcopter monitors places and returns and charges. It also has a point-to-point radar and a camera,” she added.
Aslian noted that the product is used for places that are important to monitor and take care of.
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