Over 60 people have died in fierce dust storms across four Indian states since Sunday evening, with officials warning of more bad weather to come.
High-speed winds and lightning…
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A wide acknowledgement of Iran's persistent drought is essential to prompting both authorities and the public to more seriously consider techniques to adapt to the arid condition, a senior…
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Bank Sepah has pledged to allocate some $37 million from the resources of the National Development Fund of Iran under its authority to environmental schemes in the form of low-interest loans.…
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The eighth conference on UNESCO's consideration of the world heritage status of ancient Hyrcanian forests in northern Iran is slated to end today in Golestan Province.
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The bill on legal support for park rangers drafted by the Department of Environment in July 2016 was approved by the Majlis Judicial and Legal Commission in a Sunday session. According to the…
EnvironmentEnvironmental activists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai claimed victory after the country's military government agreed in talks on Sunday not to use forested land to develop luxury…
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Australia unveiled on Monday a $34 million plan to help bring its koala population back from the brink, following a rapid decline in the furry marsupial's fortunes.
The Australian Koala…
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The central plateau catchment area, the vastest among the six primary drainage basins inside Iran, is hopelessly struggling in a battle against drought these days.
This is not a new…
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The document on the fifth phase of the international project on Urmia Lake’s restoration was signed on Monday by officials with Iran’s Department of Environment and the office of the United…
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The Azerbaijan Newt which has been listed among species in danger of extinction was spotted and documented in northwestern Iran for the first time, an environmental official said.
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The recent favorable springtime precipitation prevailing in most areas of the country will persist until late May, the head of Monitoring Network at Iran Meteorological Organization said.
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A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province southwest of Iran on Wednesday morning, injuring more than fifty people. It occurred at 8:38 a.m. local time and its…
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United Nations agencies in Somalia have stepped up their response in the wake of devastating flash floods across large parts of the country that have impacted nearly 500,000 people and displaced…
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A powerful storm system bringing high winds, hail and thunderstorms pounded several central US states on Tuesday, with more than 15 reports of tornadoes spawned by the system, the National…
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The national day of the Persian Gulf was observed in Iran on Monday to highlight the significance of one of the world's key water body.
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Land subsidence in Iran is way too close to a perilous point to be compared to the global standard set by international land subsidence associations, a senior environment official at the…
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A three-day international conference of UNESCO Global Geoparks came to a close in Qeshm on Monday after a tour of the island’s geographically unique natural sites.
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Governments are meeting for the next round of UN climate change negotiations from April 30 to May 10 to further develop the guidelines for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Agreement…
EnvironmentAustralia on Sunday pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef in what it said would be a game-changer for the embattled natural wonder, but conservationists…
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Natural and human-caused factors have put the ecosystem in Iran's southern waters of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman under environmental pressure, said a senior official at the Department of…
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With Tehran's water reserves languishing at their lowest levels this year, scrimping and saving is the only way to head off rationing.
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Self-sufficiency in such industries as foodstuff production employing unsustainable methods has come at an exorbitant price for the environment, said the top authority at the Department of…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule on Tuesday that would limit the kinds of scientific research it can use in crafting regulations, an apparent concession to big business…
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China has attained most of its environment protection goals for 2017, according to the country's ecology and environment ministry. China saw more cities meet required air quality standards last…
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Three Iranian academic figures have been selected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to contribute as authors of the sixth assessment report (AR6).
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