A 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.
Environment
A climate expert warned about the threat of desertification that could affect about 10% of the country in three decades.
A wide expanse of forests in the western province of Kordestan has been enhanced and replanted as part of a scheme to restore the destroyed patches of woodland.
The central province of Yazd is going through the most polluted Iranian month caused by the spread of dust particles since at least March 2016, a provincial weather official said.
Two pieces of fossil tooth belonging to ancient mammoths have been recently discovered during archaeological excavations in the northwestern province of Ardebil.
Local reports of livestock loss to predators across rural and nomadic settlements of Ilam Province have pointed to Persian leopards as the primary culprit, while experts and authorities maintain…
The air quality in Delhi on Wednesday deteriorated beyond the "severe" level because of a ground-level dust storm in western India, which increased coarser particles in the air, the Central…
The oldest African baobabs (between 1,100 and 2,500 years old) are dying abruptly, according to a new survey of the species published on Monday in the scientific journal Nature Plants.
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The second National Metal Production and Recycling Competition will be held on September 2-3, by Amirkabir University of Technology to explore the best ideas on recycling industrial waste. The…
A draft bill on the global limit for sulphur in fuel oil used by ships has been recently prepared and proposed to the Cabinet for approval.
Authorities in the southern province of Hormozgan moved to stop unauthorized mining activity in Hormuz Island that had sparked a firestorm of protest on social media.
The island is a…
Gusting winds driving the flames of a largely uncontrolled wildfire are expected to keep fanning the blaze through a 12th day on Tuesday on the bone-dry hills of southwest Colorado in the US,…
A new study on ballast water discharge has found Great Lakes ships are moving non-native species from the lower lakes to western Lake Superior.
Great Lakes are a series of interconnected…
The Energy Ministry has denied the recent accusations by the Department of Environment and officials with the Urmia Lake Restoration Project regarding its refusal to release water from dam…
Low genetic diversity is becoming a serious concern over the survival of the scarce Persian fallow deer on Ashk Island in Urmia Lake, West Azarbaijan Province, the director of wildlife office at…
World Environment Day is to be celebrated on June 5 in India on the theme of Beat Plastic Pollution. A platform for action, World Environment Day is the UN's most important day for encouraging…
For the next long-term EU budget for 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing to increase funding by almost 60% for LIFE, the European Union's program for the environment and climate…
The head of Iran Meteorological Organization has denied the speculations that the recent downpours across Iran have resulted from cloud seeding projects or other human efforts.
High concentrations of ozone near ground level along with dust particles will diminish the capital's air quality over the coming summer days, officials at Air Quality Control Company have…
Water rationing is among the various scenarios on agenda to contain the water crisis in metropolises such as Tehran in the upcoming summer, though the authorities pledge that it will be a last…
The birth of a female Persian onager on Saturday at Panj Angosht preservation site in Abarkouh County, Yazd Province, increased the number of the rare mammal to 18 individuals in the site, head…
Seven new bird species have been sighted since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21) in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province by environmentalists, increasing the number of recorded…
French water and waste services firm Veolia Environnement SA sees opportunities in China from Beijing's crackdown on waste imports and is preparing to open a ship-dismantling plant in the south…
The European Commission has tabled an important legal proposal to tackle marine litter. By introducing new measures on single-use plastics as well as derelict fishing gear, the proposal will…
Thousands have been evacuated from the coast of Florida as the region braces for subtropical storm Alberto that has picked up pace ahead of the official hurricane season.
Anticipated to…
