No

Activity

Date

Description

 1

Announcement of “The Day without Smog”

28-Jan-98

People were asked not to use their private vehicle on this day.

 2

Public Lecture

1-Feb-98

Dr. Kahrom lectured on the importance of wild life and environment protection.

 3

The Day of Paper Waste Collection

27-Feb-98

GFI members analyzed different ideas for a system of collecting waste paper.

 4

Tree Plantation

6-Mar-98

GFI organized a trip to the suburb of Tehran for tree plantation. Lots of people eagerly attended the program.

 5

Celebration of “Child and Nature”

10-Mar-98

A group of children were familiarized with environment and importance of its keeping clean.

 6

Conference Attended by Government and Non-Government Organizations

10-Mar-98

In this conference the problems of environment and the solutions to them by GOs and NGOs were analyzed.

 7

Grass Adornment Contest by the Name of “Small Is Beautiful”

Mar-98

We suggested Iranians to use smaller grasses to celebrate the new year.

 8

Day of Beneficence to Nature

2-April-98

A one-day trip to different parts of the country was organized to distribute rubbish bag and educational pamphlets. Some environmental face to face training was also performed.

 9

Masal Tree Plantation Conference

8 and 9-April-98

A group from GFI observed the destruction of Talesh forest. They also planted some trees in Shanderman to object to such destructions.

 10

Public Lecture and Film Show

19-April-98

Mr. Basely lectured on environmental activists in Australia. A film of such activities was also showed.

 11

Plant and Flower Exhibition in Qazvin

15 to 24-Apr-98

Introduction of Green Front of Iran and environmental concepts to Qazvin residents.

 12

Public Lecture by Dr. Kahrom

26 Apr to

12 May-98

Dr. Kahrom lectured on ecotourism.

 13

Public Lecture and Show

3-May-98

Mr. Tajbakhsh gave a lecture and showed a film on hunting and wild life of Iran

 14

ISO 14000 Workshop

10-May-98

Supervised by Ms. Malek Nasr and Mr. Azaran

 15

Lecture by Pro. Kardavani

19-May-98

Pro. Kardavani lectured on desert.

 16

Press Exhibition

11 to16- May-98

Giving information about Green Front of Iran's activities and a round table meeting by Dr. Makhdoon and Dr. Moattry

 17

Lecture by Dr. Azimzadeh

26-May-98

Lecture on International Environmental Law. He also attended Unitar workshops presenting Green Front of Iran

 18

Lecture by Dr. Golesorkhi

31 May to

23 Aug-98

He lectured on diving science and ocean wanders.

 19

Conference on Scientific Mountain Climbing

7 to 10-Jun-98

This four-day conference was held in Ameneh Nursery. GFI actively took part in the conference and gave several lectures.

 20

Participation in Environment Week Ceremony in Darabad Museum

10-Jun-98

Twenty-seven members of GFI established a stall in the Museum of Wild Life during the environment week to introduce GFI and its activities. Dr. Moattary also lectured on non-government organizations during the show.

 21

Painting Exhibition by the Name of Nature

13 to 18–Jun-98

A painting exhibition was held during the environment week and to the benefit of Green Front of Iran.

 22

Suggestion to FIFA

24-Jun-98

GFI suggested to FIFA to name the next world cup as ‘Peace, Friendship and Environment Protection.'

 23

One Day Trip to Lar

3-Jul-98

160 people supervised by Dr. Kahrom visited Lar protected area.

 24

Conference of Environment Lover Cyclists

17-Jul-98

More than 700 bicycle riders rode about two kilometers and explained their opinions about cycling and environment at the end

 25

One Day Trip to Abnik Valley

24-Jul-98

110 members of Economics Graduates Center supervised by Dr. Kardavani visited this valley.

 26

One Day Trip to Abnik valley

31-Jul-98

Participated by 160 environment lovers.

 27

A One Day Trip to Rood Afshan Cave

31-Jul-98

Participated by 35 women activists.

 28

Clean-up of Darakeh Valley

6-Aug-98

Members of Green Front of Iran cleaned this area.

 29

One Day Trip from Ahar to Shekarab

14-Aug-98

Participated by 100 people.

 30

A One Day Trip to Shahrestanak

14-Aug-98

Participated by 160 people accompanied by Dr. Kardavani.

 31

Tochal Peak Cleaning

28-Aug-98

17 mountain peaks were cleaned.

 32

Preschool Education

During the Spring

Nursery school children attended GFI office for education.

 33

One Day trip to Rood Afshan Cave

4-Sep-98

Participated by 36 people

 34

The First Scientific Conference on International Bioenvironmental NGOs

7-Sep-98

Dr. Jasirey, Dr. Honary and Dr. Mansard lectured on bioenvironmental issues. Around 200 participants attended the lectures.

 35

International Day of Mountain Cleaning

18-Sep-98

40 Mountain peaks were cleaned and different programs like painting contest for children, collage workshop, etc. were organized.

 36

Students and Environment Courses

During the Summer

Environment protection education for children at their summer sites and also in GFI office.

 37

Bioenvironmental Evaluation of Mahshar Industry

During the Summer

GFI evaluation team evaluated the environmental aspects of Mahashar Industries.

 38

Ecotourism

29-Sep-98

In the day of Tourism and Environment these questions were asked: 1.What's ecotourism? 2.Name some of the Iranian natural attractions 3.Plan to visit a natural area.

 39

Ecotourism Exhibition

29 Sep to 2 Oct-98

GFI experts introduced Iran natural attractions and talked about ecotourism.

 40

Annual Meeting of GFI Members

8-Oct-98

Around 700 members of GFI attended this annual meeting and listened to some relevant discussions and lectures.

 41

One Day Trip to Kavir National Park

16-Oct-98

Pro. Kardavani ntroduced Kavir National Park and discussed the advantages of deserts.

 42

Rubbish Separation Education at Schools

Nov-98

In this program some primary schools were trained how to separate paper rubbish from the rest.

 43

Rubbish Separation

Week Announcement

7 to13 Nov-98

Introducing the advantages of rubbish recycling.

 44

Holding a Stall in Waste Economizing Exhibition for Children

8 to13-Nov-98

Children drew some paintings and took part in some contests and workshops in the stall of GFI.

 45

Iran Wild Life Conference

9-Nov-98

Lecture by Dr. Tajbakhsh and Dr. Kahrom that was broadcast by the Iranian State TV Organization.

 46

The Third Conference of ‘Child and Nature'

17-Nov-98

This conference was for the first time held in south and deprived parts of Tehran that was attended by 125 kindergartens.

 47

Management and Planning Workshop

19-Nov-98

25 members of GFI were trained about team managing and project planning.

 48

GFI Problem Analyzing Workshop

20-Nov-98

GFI members analyzed its problems.

 49

Scientific Conference

8-Dec-98

Lectures on air pollution and traffic behaviors were given and at the end a climbing to Klimanjaro mountain was reported.

 50

Green Gift Market

16 to18-Dec-98

A market to sell green products was held and the income was spent for bioenviroment activities.

 51

Air Pollution Crisis News Site

15 to18-Dec-98

A news site was set up to gather information about the severe polution crisis in Tehran. The news were published in the press.

 52

Publication of Numerous Notices and Warnings on Environmental Problems

All Through the Year

Numerous public warnings have been given on: Iranian Leopard, Caspian Sea, Bioenvironmental Crisis, Massoule Flood, Foreign Navigation in Persian Gulf, Cycling, Mountain Climbing, Tehran Air Pollution, Supporting Handicapped Cyclists.

 53

Admission to the Team of Third Development Plan of Iran

Nov-98

GFI was admitted as the representative of environmental NGOs to evaluate the third five year plan from environmental points of view.