Starting in 1998, trees have been planted within a total area of over 43,000 ha. According to recent presidential resolutions and decisions, work is scheduled to continue until 2020. One of the objectives of BSAP, namely preserving the current state of tracts of forest and restoring 10 per cent of the area in question by the end of 2010, involved 35 types of initiatives and 110 measures. One goal was to preserve and restore the most valuable forests, from both an environmental and economic point of view, formed of saxaul, juniper and fruit and nut trees (pistachio and walnut).