Private investors risk losing more than $4 trillion in assets due to the devastating effects of global warming.
Rising sea levels, intense flooding and more severe storms threaten to wipe…
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<p>Iran environment news, Read the latest environment news on Iran, including news on wetlands, wildlife, pollution, urbanization and sea life.</p>
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On the UNESCO Tentative List since 2008, world heritage-status has eluded Mount Damavand due to the area’s declining environmental condition.
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Environmental protection must be deeply ingrained in Iranian culture, and the ministries of oil, energy and industries must make environmental education a priority in the current Iranian year (…
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Residents of Khuzestan and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces might be able to apply for low-interest bank loans in the near future to reinforce their homes against recurring dust storms.
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An expert sought stringent restrictions on planting water-intensive crops in arid regions, calling for those in violation to be levied hefty fines.
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Farmers around Lake Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, will be paid for their water rights, as long as the government offers them alternative means of making a living.
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Raising the Department of Environment’s budget is not enough to address environmental challenges, such as dust storms and water scarcity, according to DOE’s deputy for parliament affairs, Mohammad…
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Though droughts emerge gradually—with rains often appearing past schedule and sparingly—they last for years and imperceptibly wreak havoc on once prospering lands. They destroy the livelihood of…
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June is the fourth month of 2015 to break global temperature records since record-keeping began more than 136 years ago, said a statement just released by the US National Oceanic and…
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With the implementation of the comprehensive wetland management plan, Hamoun Wetlands will be revived in two years.
Director of Iranian Wetlands Conservation Project Mohsen Soleimani…
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Three weeks into summer and already worrying news about Iran’s water levels are emerging. Latest reports suggest that there are 24.46 billion cubic meters of water in the country’s dams,…
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Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world were to sign off on a Vatican declaration Tuesday, calling for their national leaders to approve a “bold climate agreement” that…
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Wetland experts have called into question the effectiveness of a bill aimed at preserving and reviving wetlands, citing concerns over the execution of regulations.
The bill, proposed by the…
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A poacher who had killed 11 gazelles in Kashan, Isfahan Province, has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 220 million rials ($6,666), said the head of Kashan’s Department of…
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Global warming is making marine habitats less hospitable to animals, forcing them to swim toward the poles in search of cooler climates, which does not necessarily guarantee survival.
Last…
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The Expediency Council has approved six environmental articles for inclusion in the sixth five-year economic development plan (2016–21), the head of the council’s Environment Committee, Seyyed…
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Global warming-induced food and water shortages may cause mass migration, competition for resources and state failure, providing fertile ground for conflict and terrorism, analysts warned Monday…
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Pending the approval of the Energy Ministry’s Economic Council, water tariffs will increase and those with high water use would be fined, said an official at the ministry.
Seyyed Rasoul…
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A study led by Canadian researchers shows that bumblebees are disappearing in many areas where they lived several decades ago and climate change is to blame.
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Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 800,000 people and canceled hundreds of flights as a strong typhoon with wind gusts up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) per hour headed toward the country…
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The Department of Environment, Iranian Armed Forces Aviation Industries Organization and the Presidential Office’s Science and Technology Department have signed a wide-ranging memorandum of…
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In the next two months, 150 hospitals will be surveyed and evaluated, with the main focus on waste and wastewater management. Announcing the above, the head of Tehran’s Department of Environment,…
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The government has allocated 480 billion rials ($14.5 million) to Isfahan Province to help complete the province’s environmental projects and ensure the efficient use of Zayanderoud river’s water…
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Iranian activists mark July 12 “Plastic Bag-Free Day” to raise public awareness about the myriads of environmental problems associated with the use and misuse of this modern-day convenience.
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Every hectare under watershed management produces 520 cubic meters of water, said Forest, Range and Watershed Management Organization’s deputy for watershed management.
Parviz Garshasbi…
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