Four bills proposed by the Department of Environment are stuck in the Parliament’s backlog limbo, even though at least one of them is of immediate concern.
“The bills address air pollution…
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An estimated 1.09 trillion rials ($30.3 million) has been allocated to the drought-hit South Khorasan Province to implement plans to curb the impacts of drought in the eastern province, governor-…
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For the first time since the beginning of the Iranian year (March 21), Tehran’s air pollution hit its worst level on Monday, and this time nobody blamed it on dust storms from neighboring Arab…
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A combination of wildfires, droughts and climate change has accelerated the rate of desertification in Iran to new and serious levels.
By some estimates, nearly 50,000 hectares of…
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An estimated 2.5 trillion rials ($70 million) is needed every year to stop harvesting timber from Iran’s depleting northern forests, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture…
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Indonesia’s forest fires and subsequent haze pollution this year have cost the country “more than twice” the amount spent on reconstruction efforts after the 2004 Aceh tsunami.
In its…
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Work began Tuesday in Kerman Province on a water supply tunnel project supposed to be longest of its kind in the Middle East.
Approximately 38 kilometers long and 3.9 meters wide, the…
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A new climate change report has said the Arctic is experiencing dramatic changes, with a chief scientist warning that the effects could be widespread. Walruses and fish have also been hit…
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Although not officially announced, the results of the first round of glanders test on the quarantined Amur tiger indicate the animal does not suffer from the disease.
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Scientists from Asia and the Pacific have pooled resources to create a database on air pollution, which affects the health of millions of people living in the region.
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A whopping 1.1 million hectares of land in Fars Province are losing their battle with desertification, according to the director of the provincial office of Forests, Range and Watershed Management…
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Environment chief Massoumeh Ebtekar has hailed adoption of the climate deal during the 21st session of the Conferece of the Parties (COP21 in Paris that aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions and…
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Two months have passed since nearly eight tons of oil leaked into the water off the coast of Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, and despite the recovery efforts the accident’s effects still…
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After years of buildup and weeks of negotiations, diplomats issued a final draft of a climate change agreement Saturday that the French foreign minister described as “Fair ... and legally binding…
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Air pollution across Iran has been decreasing gradually during the past two years, according to an official at the Department of Environment.
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Unauthorized use of the water of Zohre River in Khuzestan Province’s Hendijan Port has taken a toll on the river’s discharge to the extent that the mouth of the river in the Persian Gulf has all…
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While politicians finally agreed on a draft climate pact late Thursday, with the only remaining issue being that of financing poorer countries and how an agreement would differently affect richer…
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The government is considering adopting a two-day weekend (Thursday and Friday) in Alborz Province in a renewed bid to curb air pollution.
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A whopping 1.1 million hectares of land in Fars Province are losing their battle with desertification, according to the director of the provincial office of Forests, Range and Watershed Management…
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Scientists from the United States, Japan, and China are racing to perfect satellite technology that could one day measure greenhouse gas emissions from space, potentially transforming the winner…
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Operations at Qeshm, Hormoz and Bandar Abbas ports off the Persian Gulf came to a halt Monday as powerful dust storms and recurring thunderstorms engulfed Iran’s southern regions.
Ayat…
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Iran’s largest inland body of water is showing signs of recovery following recent measures taken by the Urmia Lake Restoration Project.
Good rainfall combined with the opening of Boukan…
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The Department of Environment has named December 8 (Azar 17 on the Iranian calendar) “Feverish Planet Day” in an effort to raise public awareness about global warming and its impacts on Iran.
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Developed nations have mobilized some $80-$90 billion per year to help the poorest survive a warmer world, delegates at Paris climate talks said, but emerging countries dispute the figures and say…
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Scattered reports indicating unrest among rural residents in remote regions of Khuzestan and Isfahan provinces is adding to concerns that with the water shortage getting worse conflicts could…
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