Massoumeh Ebtekar, the head of the Department of Environment, has called on the Foreign Ministry to help convince Turkey to abandon its obsession with dam construction.
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An animal hospital and emergency care center recently opened in Roudsar County in the northern province of Gilan, a deputy for technical affairs at the Department of Environment's provincial…
EnvironmentFire burned over 25 hectares of woodlands in Gachsaran County, Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad Province, during the past three days, the head of the provincial office of the Department of Environment said…
EnvironmentThe preemptive restoration efforts on the once imperiled Urmia Lake in East Azarbaijan Province have been effective and the lake will reach ecological balance by 2030, said the head of national…
EnvironmentA climate research expedition was halted by climate change.
On the first leg of a 133-day voyage through Hudson Bay, a team of Canadian scientists faced an obstacle: too much ice.
EnvironmentTo combat whiteflies, which have besieged the Iranian capital of Tehran for the past three years, all control measures were taken last winter to take effect in the upcoming summer, said the head…
EnvironmentAs some 1.4 million people in Europe and Central Asia die prematurely each year from polluted environments, theUnited Nations agency heads in a high-level meeting called for regional leaders to…
EnvironmentAbout 20% of the budget earmarked for the Forest Protection Law have been allocated by the government, the head of the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization said.
EnvironmentThere has been a rise in the number of fire breakouts in protected areas managed by the Department of Environment since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), an official at the…
EnvironmentAn official at the Department of Environment has confirmed reports circulating online that orcas have been sighted off the coasts of Bushehr Province.
Speaking at a press conference on…
EnvironmentA Tehran Province water official has said problems such as water shortage or reduced pressure are not expected during the scorching summer months.
Mohammad Parvaresh, managing director of…
EnvironmentAn inspection of companies based around Beijing found more than 70% were violating air pollution regulations, Chinese state media says. Firms pumped out more emissions than allowed, operated…
EnvironmentThe population of Caspian seal, a relic species that is now confined to the Caspian Sea, has declined by more than 90% since the start of the 20th century, the director for marine ecosystems at…
EnvironmentA dozen US states, hundreds of municipalities and Puerto Rico have stepped up to fight climate change in response to President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
EnvironmentFuture climate warming could lead to a re-greening of the southernmost Sahara (Sahel), with decreased dust emissions and changes in land cover.
EnvironmentPlastic, metal, rubber and paper are some of the materials that pollute the world’s oceans, often in the form of soda cans, cigarette butts, plastic bag, bottles and fishing gear.
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EnvironmentUnsystematic and belated spraying of pesticides is the main reason for the explosion in the population of whiteflies in Tehran in the past several years, since it has led to a decline in the…
EnvironmentMeteorologists forecast Tehran’s temperature to rise in the next couple of days. Ahad Vazifeh, Iran’s Meteorological Organization’s director for forecasting and early warning, was quoted as saying…
EnvironmentSome 10,000 flamingos that migrated to Urmia Lake months ago have delayed flying off to their next destination due to favorable weather and environmental conditions around the lake, as well as…
EnvironmentIran is the world’s seventh highest emitter of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is the main driver of climate change and the planet’s warming, according to data compiled by Global Carbon…
EnvironmentThose who intentionally start wildfires will serve between three- and five-year prison terms, while those who carelessly cause fire in forests and other protected areas will be imprisoned for…
EnvironmentThe head of the Department of Environment’s office in East Azarbaijan Province said efforts to restore Urmia Lake are progressing as scheduled.
Speaking to ISNA, Hamid Qasemi also said on…
EnvironmentA Parisian woman is taking the French state to court for failing to protect her health from the effects of air pollution.
Clotilde Nonnez, a 56-year-old yoga instructor, says she has lived…
EnvironmentWith US President Donald Trump pulling the US out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement on Tuesday to work together on reducing emissions, as the state’s governor…
EnvironmentA frontline park ranger from the Democratic Republic of Congo delivered an emotive testimony to Hong Kong legislators against the ivory trade in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the city faces criticism…
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