Environment
Iran environment news, Read the latest environment news on Iran, including news on wetlands, wildlife, pollution, urbanization and sea life.
January 28, 2023 17:46
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July 02,2018Over ten days into the summer, the capital’s swarming whiteflies have not appeared yet, but their arrival is almost certain as their host still exists in the city. Tehran has been grappling with... -
July 02,2018Khuzestan’s Governor General Gholamreza Shariati said a project is underway to supply clean, drinkable water to the drought-stricken cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr within days, whose residents...
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June 30,2018Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US...
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June 30,2018Following recent criticisms and complaints on social media and in cyberspace regarding the hunting permits issued by the Department of Environment, the organization elaborated on the matter in a...
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June 30,2018Tehran is predicted to see a temperature rise over the next two months, which could exacerbate dust and ozone pollution in the capital. "Typically, July 6-September 6 is the hottest period of...
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June 30,2018A blistering heat wave sweeps the US Midwest and East on Saturday and Sunday, when...
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June 30,2018In a recent speech, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said adaptation to water shortage is the government's key strategy today, assuring that Iran will be able to prevent disasters resulting from the...
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June 30,2018Iran's Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization has developed an online mapping system featuring drought patterns and hotspots of water crisis. The real-time maps allow the...
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June 27,2018Afghanistan's ambassador in Tehran says his country has been providing Iran's fair share of water from the Hirmand (also known as Helmand) river and positive developments have taken place regarding...
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June 25,2018Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed at least seven people and left 12 missing in...
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June 25,2018The extreme arid climate dominating the southeastern province of Kerman could destroy over 80% of the wildlife diversity by mid-fall if urgent action is not taken, a senior official at the...
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June 25,2018Iran's average temperature was higher than the long-term average for the spring season (starts March 21), according to the National Drought Warning and Monitoring Center at Iran's Meteorological...
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June 25,2018The UK government has taken another step toward tackling plastic waste by creating a new £20 million...
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June 25,2018The Ministry of Industries has recently issued a permit for mining activity in Muteh Wildlife Refuge in Isfahan Province despite objection by the Department of Environment. The head of the...
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June 25,2018The wildfire that broke out about a week ago in Iran's southwestern forests has been contained, a wildlife protection official announced, blaming its eruption on a tribal dispute between the locals...
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June 25,2018Navar Wetland sitting in Chaldoran County, West Azarbaijan Province, is in good environmental condition thanks to the springtime precipitation which has fed the surface water bodies in the area, a...
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June 25,2018Air pollution from farms, diesel engines and factories is leaving trees malnourished by killing off the fungi...
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June 23,2018The emissions from the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands have been occurring since the...
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June 23,2018A nonprofit institute devoted to protecting jaguars believes one that was spotted in Arizona...
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June 23,2018The Department of Environment's deputy head for legal and parliamentary affairs criticized Tehran's Municipality for its poor management of waste and dysfunctional system of disposal and treatment...
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June 23,2018A number of lawmakers have recently submitted a bill proposing once more the establishment of a ministry to be in charge of energy, water and the environment, a plan that a top official with the...
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June 23,2018Despite the promising springtime rainfalls that improved the figures for the season, the total precipitation is still 29% below its long-term average, a senior official at Iran Meteorological...
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June 23,2018Russia will soon expand its cooperation with Iran in comprehensive marine studies on the Iranian part of the Caspian Sea in a wide range of areas, the head of Geological Survey and Mineral...
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June 18,2018A drop in rainfall and poor vegetation in Shir-Ahmad Protected Wildlife Reserve in Sabzevar County, Khorasan Razavi Province, has driven thirsty and hungry deer toward nearby farmlands in search of...
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June 18,2018A project was launched in the capital Tehran to modernize aging trucks and buses, in line with a government drive to tackle air pollution which has hit alarming rates over the past few years.
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