Environment
Iran environment news, Read the latest environment news on Iran, including news on wetlands, wildlife, pollution, urbanization and sea life.
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February 16,2019In a move to help clean polluted air in Karaj, capital of Alborz Province, old and polluting cars have been banned effective as of Friday. A senior officer with Karaj Traffic Police, General... -
February 15,2019Difference in the volume of rain falling in the west and east has reached over 1,000 millimeters. According to Energy Ministry, rainfall surpassed 152mm since the beginning of the current water...
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February 06,2019Iran's Department of Environment has objected the possible killing of a bill that calls for scrappage of dilapidated motorcycles. The bill is in the Majlis for approval before becoming law. An...
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February 04,2019Deep-sea explorations, curbing evaporation and transferring (desalination) water from the Oman Sea to Sistan-Baluchestan Province are three major strategies to solve the worsening water crisis in...
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February 02,2019Data from Tehran Air Quality Control Company, which monitors stations across the capital, show that during the first month of 2019, residents of the metropolis experienced better air quality...
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February 01,2019Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the need to recycle and reuse wastewater is crucial to deal with the water crisis spreading rapidly across the provinces. "The government has a clear policy...
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January 28,2019A large volume (20-35%) of drinking water is lost due to seepage and rusting pipelines in the country. Almost half of the water network in cities and small towns are old and should be replaced to...
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January 27,2019Precipitation in the major river basins during the first 125 days of the current water year (started Sept. 23, 2018) has surpassed 125 millimeters -- three times over and above the corresponding...
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January 20,2019With natural water reserves, namely rain water and underground water, depleting at unprecedented speed, non-conventional water resources like treated wastewater reuse and desalination must top the...
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January 19,2019As is customary on the occasion marking National Clean Air Day in Iran on Jan. 19, urban managers and politicians of different stripes try to impress public opinion in more ways than one. In...
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January 14,2019The air pollution reporting system used in Iran will get an update as soon as the Majlis ratifies changes proposed by the Department of Environment. In a talk with ISNA, Shina Ansari, director of...
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January 14,2019Isfahan Oil Refining Company is making concerted efforts to provide its units with much-needed water, one of which is tapping into greywater from counties near the complex, the managing director...
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January 05,2019Whenever there is talk of air pollution, the debate is focused on Tehran. However, Tehran is not the only Iranian metropolis grappling with bad air quality and experts say Isfahan is facing worse...
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January 02,2019A study of air quality conditions in Tehran shows that the metropolis took easier breath during the last month of 2018 compared to December 2017. Based on data published by Tehran Air Quality...
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January 02,2019With the aim of making electric bikes affordable for the people, Tehran’s mayor says talks are underway between the municipality and local startups and knowledge-based companies to boost e-bike...
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December 28,2018Pointing to the outrageously high number of pollution-related deaths in Tehran, the mayor says measures are being taken in earnest to improve public transportation in the metropolis and reduce air...
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December 19,2018Despite higher precipitation in the fall, Karaj Dam (also known as Amir Kabir) west of Tehran is still not what it should have been, Mehdi Fotokian, director of the dam said. Located in Karaj,...
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December 18,2018Officials from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and Iran’s Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on watershed...
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December 16,2018With the current patterns of water use and wastage, shortages will be such by 2050, when the population reaches 117 million (from 82 million now), that the country will suffer from absolute water...
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December 12,2018Air quality in Tehran has slightly improved over the past few days after a blanket of pollution descended on metropolis last week that for several days made breathing hard for large sections of the...
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December 11,2018Climate change caused around 220 trillion rials (more than $1.97 billion) in damage to Iran’s agriculture during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22),
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December 10,2018Freshwater plays a key role not only in maintaining health and welfare but also in providing security. Nonetheless, an estimated 3.6 billion people in the world lack access to safe water supplies...
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December 09,2018The world’s advanced economies will see an uptick in their carbon dioxide emissions this year, reversing a five year-long declining trend, according to the International Energy Agency.
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December 05,2018Nine out of 18 air quality monitoring stations in Tehran issued emergency alerts on Wednesday with Tehran Air Quality Control Company (TAQCC) announcing that conditions are expected to worsen in...
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December 04,2018Ministry of Energy has planned a new cloud seeding project in more than 10 provinces, said the head of the National Cloud Seeding Research Center of Iran. Farid Golkar said with the use of planes...
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