Pazkhian at a conference honoring the country's elected environmentalists: environmental protection must be changed from the stage of dealing with destruction to preventive management/emphasis on continuous monitoring of natural resources using new technologies. Emphasizing the necessity of reforming management approaches in the field of environmental quality, the President said: "Protection of natural resources requires a balance between resources and uses, prevention of destruction, strengthening of continuous supervision, amendment of regulations and the participation of the people, and the government is also responsible for protecting the country's natural resources and preventing their destruction."