Oil and gas industry bosses pledged on Friday to curb gas flaring as they sought to boost their image in the climate change debate ahead of a United Nations summit later this year, but disagreed…
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The government lacks the financial resources to effectively battle the crippling dust storms that have dogged more than two-thirds of Iran, according to the head of the Department of Environment’s…
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About 48,000 hectares of afforested lands will be ceded to local communities, according to a senior official of the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization. Speaking to IRNA, Fariborz…
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The European Union must seize the first opportunity since the Volkswagen scandal to tighten air pollution limits, say campaigners.
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The rising number of whiteflies in the Iranian capital has initiated a war of words between two top Tehran officials.
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said earlier this month the…
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The world has lost at least 200 (3.1%) frog species since the 1970s and hundreds more will face extinction in the coming decades, according to new research published last week in the Proceedings…
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The first center aimed at bringing together officials and NGOs to protect the endangered Persian leopard was inaugurated in Eram, Bushehr Province, on Tuesday.
Eram Governor Masoud Sayyadi…
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A team of marine scientists has discovered four new deepwater coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean using the power of predictive mathematical models.
Located at depths of up to 1.2 km, in seas…
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Gotvand Dam in Khuzestan Province has caused an environmental disaster by reportedly contributing to the death of 400,000 palm trees in Arvandkenar in 2014.
Speaking to ILNA, Ahmadreza…
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The Department of Environment has approved a plan to transfer water from Zab River to help revive the embattled Lake Urmia, the department’s deputy for the natural environment and biodiversity…
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Iran’s strategies for curbing its greenhouse gas emissions have been outlined and were set to be presented to President Hassan Rouhani’s Cabinet by Tuesday evening.
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A three-month investigation in China resulted in the confiscation of about $4 million worth of endangered wildlife parts.
The wildlife trafficking case, which was code-named “May 21”, led…
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The confirmed cases of ovine disease have doubled over the past 10 days in Alborz Province, which has caused concerns among officials about a possible epidemic among wild goats and sheep.
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Turkey’s capital Ankara is hosting delegates from 195 countries for a conference on tackling desertification on Monday, the minister of forestry and water affairs said in a statement. “With…
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Many tourists today are drawn to the idea of vacationing in far-flung places around the globe where their dollars can make a positive impact on local people and wildlife.
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Abandoned farmlands are gradually becoming major sources of dust storms in the oil-rich Khuzestan Province, deputy governor general of the province said.
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Out of the 8,000 known plant species in Iran, 2,405—or 30%—are under threat, said an official at the Natural History and Biological Resources Office at the Department of Environment.
“About…
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Ten aircraft, including from Malaysia and Singapore, doused parts of South Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday to fight forest fires as leaders met to discuss ways of fighting the haze spreading…
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A working group tasked with the restoration of Jazmourian Wetland will be formed to speed up the revival of the imperiled lagoon, according Massoumeh Ebtekar, the head of the Department of…
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A senior official at the Department of Environment said Iran’s protected zones will soon open up to tourists.
Speaking at a press conference at the DOE headquarters on Wednesday, Hamid…
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About 5,400 kilometers of coastlines and 30 islands are threatened by marine pollution, said the Department of Environment’s deputy for marine environment. “Most sources of marine pollution—about…
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The world’s top development banks pledged on Friday to boost their funding to lessen climate change’s impact, aiming for the goal of $100 billion a year that rich countries have pledged to…
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Coral reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as “The Blob”, scientists said on Thursday.…
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The Chilean government on Monday announced that it has created the largest marine reserve in the Americas by protecting an area hundreds of miles off its coast roughly the size of Italy.
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Iran’s National Environment Fund and Germany’s Michael Succow Foundation for the Protection of Nature signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, IRNA reported. Based on the MoU, the two…
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