Organizational Structure
Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization(FRWO), operating under the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture manages all public lands covered by the Forest and Range Nationalization Law. It is a government institution responsible for setting guidelines, planning and enforcing policies, legislation and regulations pertaining to land use, forestry, range management, desertification control and watershed management. FRWO comprises of 5 Bureaus and 5 Departments as well as the High Council of Forest, Range and Watershed Management, Natrual Resources Guard and the Representation Office of the Supreme Leader at the headquarters and 32 natural resources administrations in provinces.
Bureaus
Public Participation and Trainig Bureau-
The bureau's activities are basically categorized into two main duties. Firstly, the activities relating to the evaluation of training needs of extension staff, users and other stakeholders and devise programs to enable them to utilize and conserve natural resources in a proper manner. Secondly, the activities relating to extension and participatory activities aimed at the participation of users cooperatives, governmental and non-governmental organizations and environmental groups to get them involved in the development and conservation of natural resources and managemenmt of watersheds
-International Affairs and Public Relations Bureau
The bureau deals with the identification and development of international, bilateral and multi- lateral cooperation opportunities as well as carrying out feasibility for the execution of joint projects and utilizing financial and technical assistances of international agencies. The public relations
-Engineering and Evaluation Bureau
Central Security Bureau-
-Head Office & Evaluation and Complaints Follow-up Bureau
-Legal Affairs Bureau
Departments
-Management Development and Human Resources Department
-Budget and Planning Office
-Personal Office
-Financial Affairs Office
-Administrative Reform Office
-Conservation and Land Affairs Department
-Conservation and protection of Natural Resources Office
-Feasibility and Land Exploitation Office
-Land Cadastral Survey Office
-Humid and Semi-Humid Regions Department
-Forestry Office
-Afforestation and Forest Parks Office
-Forests and Range Utilization Office
-Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Department
-Range Technical Affairs Office
-Desert Technical Affairs Office
-Forest Resources Affairs Office
-Watershed Management Department
-Soil Conservation and Erosion Control Office
-Critical and Flooding Areas Office
-Watershed Planning and coordination Office