August 28, 2020，Iranian teacher at Shandong University、Mostafa Kheshti, associate professor of the School of Electrical Engineering, published in "Science" magazineetter"Protecting Iran's Zagros Forest from Wildfires" (Impact Factor 41.845）。

The Zagros Oak Forest plays an important role in Iran’s ecosystem and livestock。This ancient forest covers an area600Ten thousand hectares, accounting for 10% of the country’s forest area40%, some trees already have400Many years old，Including wolves、Persian Squirrel、Home to a variety of wildlife including the endangered Persian leopard and the Persian fallow deer, once thought to be extinct。The Zagros Forest nurtured Iran50%The above livestock, possession of Iran40%The most important river freshwater resource.

2020The catastrophic wildfires in the United States and Australia, for example, attracted global attention，Mostafa KheshtiGoing to Iran，Collected wildfire data，He found，Compared to past years，The number of wildfires in Iran is increasing at an extremely high rate。from2020year3Month arrives6In January, more than 1,000 acres of forest burned in Iran510,000 hectares，The historical average area burned in wildfires each year is approximately1.510,000 hectares。Further investigation revealed，Except natural factors，There are also intentional human factors and accidental factors in these wildfires。

This article also shows that global warming has become one of the biggest threats to society and the environment。This topic has already gained widespread attention around the world。

Mostafa Kheshti 2017year8Joined School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University，Supported by the Future Young Scholars Program of Shandong University，The main research direction is renewable energy systems，This direction also helps to solve the problem of climate change。

The School of Electrical Engineering attaches great importance to international education，Systematic participation in various activities led by the Global Energy Internet Development and Cooperation Organization，Young scholars respond to the national call，atActively contribute talents to the energy transformation and environmental protection of countries along the “Belt and Road”。