"A national vision for reviving Syria’s vegetation sector through reforestation, legal reforms, and international partnerships".
Due to years of war in Syria, significant environmental damage has occurred, including the decline of green cover, deforestation, air and soil pollution, depletion of groundwater, contamination of surface water, poor waste management, loss of biodiversity, and a drop in agricultural production.
Some of these issues predated the war due to the Syrian regime's corrupt policies, such as air, soil, and river pollution, but they worsened and expanded during the war, placing a heavy burden on Syrians to restore the life cycle of plants and trees and ensure their sustainability.
We place great importance on plants and trees, as they are not merely aesthetic elements, but essential and vital for creating healthy, livable, and sustainable cities, and serve as a major means to mitigate climate change and improve air quality.
We emphasize the need to revive the sector of plants, trees, and forests, and to address the extensive damage caused by the war.
We aim to launch a nationwide reforestation campaign across the Syrian land and to make it a national culture tied to an annual date, while raising awareness, beginning with areas where the plant sector was destroyed and trees were uprooted, and working toward the full recovery of vegetation across Syria.
We believe in cooperating with international bodies and non-governmental organizations to receive support and assistance in the efforts to revive plants and trees.
We stress the importance of implementing the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and joining the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).
We believe in the necessity of protecting agricultural lands from pollution, especially oil pollution and contamination caused by sewage water.
We believe in preserving water resources and improving irrigation to ensure sufficient water for plants and trees.
We work continuously with local communities to raise awareness about the importance of plants and trees and how to protect them.
We recognize the importance of investing in scientific research to develop effective strategies for protecting plants and trees and improving their health.
Our strategy for reviving the plant and tree sector relies on the values of precision and patience, as it requires prioritizing the recovery of vegetation, and may take years to witness the necessary improvements.
Within this framework, we dedicate all necessary efforts that bring great benefit to the environment and local communities to reach the desired goal.
We emphasize the importance of caring for fruit-bearing and long-living trees, and of improving and developing certain species that can be used in various fields.
We give attention to grafting plants and trees, and consider pesticide spraying an essential and necessary task that requires unified efforts to improve plant breeds and prevent their decline.
We seek to remove the file of plants and trees from political exploitation and instead promote healthy competition that serves the ultimate goal of reviving the vegetation sector.
We rely on the experiences of developed countries in establishing natural reserves and issuing effective laws that prevent the deterioration of plant sectors.
We aim to establish environmental natural endowments as a new initiative that encourages greater interest and connects the positive religious role to nature.
We strive to ensure that the care for plants and trees is not merely a commercial investment issue, and emphasize the need to incorporate moral philosophy, religious laws, and relevant international regulations to revive the plant and tree sector.
We support the efforts of environmental activists and open the doors of our offices inside Syria to cooperate in achieving a better reality for the revival of plant life.
We aim for a major cultural shift in the way Syrians treat plants, making their care a profoundly human, societal, and national issue.