The Department of Environment says some car owners by bribing vehicle inspectors, falsifying technical inspection papers and other fraudulent practices are trying to circumvent new measures…
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Following Tehran’s example in its battle against worsening air pollution, the mayor of Ahvaz has called on the Interior Ministry for help in controlling and curbing the omnipresent smog in the…
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Azadi Dam in western Kermanshah Province overflowed following heavy rainfall in past few weeks, managing director of Kermanshah Regional Water Company said. "The dam, located in…
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Renewable water resources show an appalling 20% decline over five years, declining from 130 billion cubic meters in 2013 to 105 bcm now. Renewable water resources are defined as the average…
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Collection of associated petroleum gases from oilfields is a priority of the Oil Ministry and according to plans almost 90% of the APG will be collected by 2022, the production manager of…
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Following two air pollution-ridden days, Tehran’s air quality began to improve on Wednesday as particulate matter concentrations subsided.
The air quality in Tehran, which has been…
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A Persian leopard cub was discovered late last week during a police raid on the smugglers' hideout in Ramhormoz County in Khuzestan Province.
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China, one of the largest consumers of rhino horn, is sending students to South Africa to learn how to protect the endangered species. Students from several universities in China visited South…
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South Carolina communities along waterways near the Atlantic coast were racing on Saturday to prepare for the possible onslaught of dangerous flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence,…
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Coca-Cola, Walmart and other big multinationals pledged on Thursday to help reduce plastic pollution in the world's oceans in support of a campaign by five of the G7 industrialized nations.
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The Department of Environment has announced a plan to hire 300 local park rangers to make up for its dire lack of workforce to protect natural reserves.
According to Manouchehr…
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A suspicious wildfire swept through the Miankaleh protected area in the east of Mazandaran Province once again and burned at least 50 hectares of vegetation in the area.
This is…
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The drought-stricken southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan will see more days with no or negligible rainfall during the upcoming water year (starts September 23), head of the weather…
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French researchers hoping to get an early warning on pollution in the ocean have found an unlikely ally in a mollusc more often destined for the dinner table.
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Royal Dutch Shell announced on Monday plans to limit emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, across its oil and gas operations. Shell aims to maintain methane emissions intensity below 0.…
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An environmental working group is considering proposals to allow flexible working hours for white-collar employees and two weeks of winter holiday for students, as part of a bid to cut air…
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As part of its commitments under Montreal Protocol on protecting the stratospheric ozone layer, Iran has managed to phase out around 9,800 tons of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) by upgrading…
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Iran's Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization has received a fund of $200 million from the National Development Fund of Iran, an official with the FRWMO said.
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The Urmia Lake Restoration Project is two years behind schedule due lack of timely allocation of funds as well as local communities’ unawareness of the critical conditions, according to top…
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A senior environmental official said the Department of Environment needs the support of other government agencies if it is to effectively rein in the pollution emitted from heavy vehicles in…
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At least two people have been killed by Typhoon Mangkhut, known locally as Ompong, which slammed into the Philippines in the early hours of Saturday, bringing ferocious gale-force winds and…
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In order to provide food for wildlife inhabiting Khar Touran National Park in Semnan Province, 40 tons of fodder, worth 550 million rials ($4,000), have been scattered in the area.
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A Persian leopard was captured on cameras late last week while drinking from a waterhole in Ashk Island of Urmia Lake, West Azarbaijan Province.
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An advisor to the project manager of the Chitgar artificial lake in western Tehran said the lake only drains one fortieth of Kan Creek's water, dismissing claims that it might cause the river's…
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Iran’s Department of Environment has presented an environmental proposal to the UN Adaptation Fund to enlist the global body’s cooperation and financial support for a bid to revive the imperiled…
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