Objectives:

1. Composing research programs and setting up research priorities, planning the needs for experts, instrumentation, equipment, and educational program for soil conservation research purposes in the main ecological and geological regions,
2. Cooperation in technology transfer, as well as the exchange of information and expertise with the regionaroblems,
3. Defining the research objectives and related activities followed by the supervising research projects carried out within the research stations throughout the country,
4. Collecting soil data and information from the watersheds to prepare a soil database to support the related research activities,
5. Defining and conducting applied and basic national research project related to soil conservation,
6. Calibration, validation, and enhancement of the mathematical and physical models related to soil conservation research projects,
7. Defining the research objectives and related activities followed by the supervising research projects carried out within the research stations throughout the country,
8. Collecting soil data and information from the watersheds to prepare a soil database to support the related research activities,
9. Defining and conducting applied and basic national research project related to soil conservation,
10. Calibration, validation, and enhancement of the mathematical and physical models related to soil conservation research projects,
11. Defining and conducting national soil reclamation/pollution research projects.

Functions:

1. Investigation of the extent of sheet, rill, gully and tunnel erosion and the related processes,
2. Estimation and mapping of sediment yield throughout the country in GIS environment,
3. Investigation and proposing socially acceptable and economically feasible soil conservation methods for a sustainable ecological balance of the soil and water resources,
4. Collection of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) data suitable for use in the soil conservation research projects,
5. Investigation and evaluation of soil contamination and the economically feasible control methods,
6. Investigation of landslide zonation procedures and the related factors involved in landslides throughout the country,
7. Monitoring selected active landslides and unstable land slopes for drafting suitable stabilizing methods and procedures throughout the country,
8. Investigation of the Quaternary deposits to propose suitable land use conservation method throughout the country.

Staff :

Ghayoumian Jafar, Head of Soil Conservation, Ph.D. Geology, Assistant Professor

Arabkhedri Mahmood, Deputy, Department of Soil Conservation, M.Sc. Watershed Management

Bayat Reza, M.Sc. Soil Science

Charkhabi Amir H., Ph.D. Soil Science, Assistant Professor

Emamjomeh Reza, M.Sc. Geology

Gholami Shaabanali, Ph.D., Watershed Management, Assistant Professor

Hakimkhani Shahrokh, M.Sc. Watershed Management

Iranmanesh Fazel, M.Sc. Natural Geography

Jafari Ardekani Ali, M.Sc. Soil Science

Jalali Nader , M.Sc. Applied Geomorphology and Engineering Geological Survey

Kamali Kourosh, M.Sc. Soil Science

Lotfollahzadeh Dadvar, M.Sc., Soil Information for Sustainable Land Management

Madadi Esmaeil, B.Sc. Soil Science

Nikkami Davood, Ph.D. Watershed Management, Assistant Professor

Noroozi Kheirollah, B.Sc. Geology

Norouzi Banis Yaghub, Ph.D. Water Resources Engineering, Assistant Professor

Peyrowan Hamidreza, Ph.D. Petrology and Geochemistry

Sarreshtedari Amir, M.Sc. Rural Land Ecology

Shariat Jafari Mohsen, M.Sc. Engineering Geology