Special attention has been given to Iran’s ongoing battle with desertification in the country’s sixth five-year economic development plan (2016-21), according to a top official of the Forests,…
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Only 10% of new diesel cars meet the Euro 6 standards for air pollution emissions, with car manufacturers across the board producing diesel vehicles that exceed the EU emission limits, according…
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Tehran’s Birds Garden has received an ultimatum to cooperate with the Department of Environment and comply with laws pertaining to the management and handling of birds, a DOE official said on…
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Iran will commemorate the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer on September 20, while the occasion is celebrated globally on September 16.
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A budget of $6.1 million has been allocated to the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization to help combat the rising incidence of wildfires, according to an official at the…
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Almost half of all populations of marine animals with a backbone have declined in just 40 years.
According to a report released Tuesday by the World Wide Fund for Nature, nearly a third of…
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Manmade global warming is set to produce exceptionally high average temperatures this year and next, boosted by natural weather phenomena such as El Nino, Britain’s top climate and weather body…
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A member of parliament has said the severity of dust storms in Khuzestan Province reflects the poor performance of environmental officials.
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Daily water use of Tehran’s residents averaged 250 to 255 liters per person, leaving them only 40 liters shy of the province’s maximum available water per person.
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The Department of Environment has prepared a memorandum of understanding to be signed with the Ministry of Oil in the near future, director general of DOE’s Environmental Assessment Office said.…
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The argument that embracing a low-carbon future is a roadmap to economic ruin is bunk, says a band of economists who argue that investing in more efficient transportation, buildings and waste…
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Burning all the world’s fossil fuel reserves could thaw the entire Antarctic ice sheet and push up world sea levels by more than 50 meters (160 feet), over thousands of years, an international…
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The signing of the nuclear accord on July 14 in Vienna, Austria, between Iran and the six major world powers, which could result in the complete lifting of sanctions, paves Iran’s way to a more…
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On Wednesday, news broke that National Geographic had abandoned its non-profit status after 127 years to sell majority shares to Australian American media mogul and notorious climate change denier…
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Two major UN conferences on climate change and sustainable development must tackle the key issue of deforestation, the World Forestry Congress urged on Friday.
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Satellite reports indicate that the pace of forest degradation in Iran’s northern regions is high and there is no sign of slowing down, warned Esmaeil Kahrom, an advisor to the head of the…
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The Department of Environment will dispatch a team to evaluate the extent of coral bleaching in the Persian Gulf and find its cause, according to Davoud Mirsehkar, the director of Aquatic Biomes…
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Residents of Tehran have had to deal with an unwelcome guest in the form of whiteflies for the past few years, particularly those who live or work in the Iranian capital’s central districts.
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While the world’s forests continue to shrink as populations increase and woodlands are converted to agriculture and other uses, over the past 25 years, the rate of net global deforestation has…
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France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says immediate action is needed to ensure a major United Nations conference on climate change at the end of the year is a success.
He was speaking…
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Iran is attending the midterm review session of the Fourth Montevideo Program slated for Sept. 7-11 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Farhad Dabiri, deputy for natural environment and biodiversity at…
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Excessive withdrawal of water from wetlands is the main cause of the desiccation of Fars Province’s wetlands, including Maharlou, Bakhtegan and Parishan.
The above statement was made by…
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The gradual rise in global temperatures poses a serious threat to the coral reefs of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, according to the head of the Qeshm Free Zone’s Department of Environment.…
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Following last week’s unexpected dust storms, Tehran’s Urban Planning and Research Center has been tasked with devising a comprehensive plan to prevent the recurrence of the phenomenon.
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As a December deadline looms, diplomats wrangling over the text of a climate rescue pact kicked the can further down the road on Friday, frustrated at their own lack of progress.
On the…
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