Separation of drinking water and greywater is a common practiced for conserving clean water and reducing treatment costs around the world.
Environment
The most devastating impact of climate change will be felt mostly by the world’s poorest nations.
the partial melting of Takht-e Soleiman Glacier last week resulted in the flooding of Cheshmeh Kileh River and caused significant damage to the natural environment of Tonekabon, Mazandaran…
Scientists have warned that marine life will be irreversibly changed unless carbon dioxide emissions are drastically cut.
Writing in Science, experts say the oceans are heating, losing…
The government granted Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization 180 fire trucks to fight wildfires in the Caspian and Zagros forests, according to forest affairs deputy of the…
In a scathing attack on the Tehran Municipality, head of the health, environment and urban services commission of the Tehran City Council lambasted the TM’s inability and seemingly unwillingness…
Water consumption in the developed and the developing world is different. In countries with low to average GDP, industry accounts for 10% of total water use, while agriculture takes up 80%. In the…
A compost plant will be established in Langaroud County, Gilan Province, representative of Langaroud in the parliament, Mehrdad Lahouti, said in a meeting on waste management.
The project…
Iranian researchers at Kermanshah’s Razi University have developed a nanomembrane that refines colored and industrial wastes in a short time with encouraging results. Textile industry produces…
Icelandic whaling boats have left port to begin the 2015 whaling season, authorities said as more than 700,000 people signed a petition calling for an end to the hunt.
Two whaling boats,…
Chinese police arrested thousands of people suspected of environmental crimes last year, a minister told parliament Monday, while at the same time vowing to get serious about protecting the…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday negotiations on climate change were moving too slowly and urged governments to quicken the pace ahead of the December conference on reaching a new…
Frequent wildfires in Iran have raised concerns over the efficacy of protection that forests receive. More than 100 hectares of woodlands were consumed by forest fires in the first three months of…
The effect of warming and acidifying oceans, caused by climate change, is already being felt on corals—tiny stony-bodied animals that form reefs.
Poaching fines have increased following the High Environment Council’s ruling, said the director of Hunting and Fishing Office at the Department of Environment, Ali Teymouri. On average, the fines…
A target date for Brazil to reach zero net deforestation, something climate activists have been asking for, is not expected to be a part of a US-Brazilian joint climate declaration to be issued…
According to Iraqi Minister of Environment Qutaiaba al-Jabouri, Iran and Iraq are committed to fighting dust storms and curbing their impact on people and the environment.
To that end, the…
The air quality of Persian Gulf Special Economic Zone will now be monitored using a newly installed real-time, 24-hour air quality monitoring system, according to the zone’s head of Safety…
Authorities are planning to use drones to accurately count Asiatic cheetahs in their habitat, according to Houman Jokar, head of the Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Project. The drones will be…
Climate change could undermine the last 50 years of gains in global health, according to a new report from The Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change.
The first week of summer, beginning June 22, is known as “Save Water Week” in Iran. Given the country’s severe water shortage, scorching heat, perennial drought and unsustainable farming practices…
For the foreseeable future, Tehran will continue to grapple with dust storms, forcing the public to implement changes to ensure minimum exposure to particulate pollution.
Speaking to ILNA,…
Japan’s chief whaling negotiator has confirmed its ships will return to the Antarctic this year to hunt whales, despite a call by global regulators to provide more evidence that the hunt has a…
As water levels in California drop to an all-time low, agriculture analytics startup CropX has developed a solution to help farmers optimize irrigation while…
Programs on the agenda of the Ramsar Convention for the next six years have been approved at the convention’s 12th meeting, said the director of Iran’s Wetlands Project, Mohsen Soleimani…
