Impact of Iran's Forest Nationalization Law on Forest Cover Changes over Six Decades: A Case Study of a Zagros Sparse

Hadi Beygi Heidarlou1,2, Abbas Banj Shafiei2, Vahid Nasiri3

  • 1Department of Forest Engineering, Forest Management Planning and Terrestrial Measurements, Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Sirul Beethoven 1, 500123 Brașov, Romania.

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