Eleven places in the world – 10 of which are in the tropics – will account for over 80 per cent of forest loss globally by 2030, according to research released by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF…
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If unabated, climate change could wipe out 1 in 6 species on the planet by the end of the century – that is 16% of all wildlife on Earth – according to a new study published Thursday in the…
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Beijing’s air pollution has been blamed for lung cancer and other diseases, scaring away tourists, and making life difficult for foreign companies—and now, in an especially…
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Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso set fire to nearly five tons of elephant ivory in a symbolic gesture at an illegal wildlife trade conference Wednesday, UPI reported.
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Severity of the water shortage in Iran has not yet dawned on the general public. Even government authorities had not acknowledged the depth of problem until only recently. Negligence and…
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Iran has been grappling with drought for years, and recent studies indicate that the unwelcome phenomenon will plague the country for another 30 years, according to the director of Conservation of…
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Industrial units which lack wastewater treatment facilities will be prosecuted, Mehr News quoted director general of Tehran’s Department of Environment (DoE) Mohammad-Hadi Heydarzadeh as saying.…
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Reemergence of dust storms in recent weeks is a cruel reminder of our urgent need to come up with a workable solution to this ongoing problem. Other Middle Eastern countries such as Kuwait,…
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Abundant precipitation and a series of environmental measures has led to stabilization of Lake Urumia, Mehr News quoted managing director of East Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority Gholam-Reza…
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The Department of Environment in Lorestan Province has made the restoration of Gori Balmak wetland a priority, according to the Governor of Pol-e Dokhtar Country Ghodratollah Torabinejad. People…
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China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it is also engaged in a massive tree-planting program that has helped to offset tropical deforestation, and suck some of the…
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Without environmental assessments, mining is undoubtedly the greatest threat to the Arasbaran ecosystem, according to director general of East Azerbaijan provincial Department of Environment (DoE…
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During a raid in Shahriar, police discovered 34 live birds kept in captivity by a poacher who was arrested, said Naghi Mirzakarimi, head of the Tehran office of the Department of Environment (DoE…
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United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis promised the UN’s help in checking the dust storms that have been battering the key Khuzestan Province since 2014.
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Around 40% of hospital waste water in Tehran enters absorbing wells and surface waters network, IRNA quoted Tehran Municipality’s environment and sustainable development office as stating. There…
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U nwelcome dust storms made their way to up to 15 provinces last week, forcing provincial officials to take measures.
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Around 75% of Iran’s wetlands are either endangered or in critical condition, according to the director of Iran’s Wetlands Project Mohsen Soleimani.
Speaking at the third meeting for…
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Ministers from Arctic nations gathered in northern Canada on Friday to shine a spotlight on one of the planet’s most remote regions.
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as everywhere else…
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Despite the dry, arid, and semi-arid climate throughout Khorasan Razavi Province and about 15 years of drought, which threatens the province with a serious water shortage, the recent reports of…
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The overpopulation of the Persian fallow deer in the western Ilam Province has forced officials to transfer some to other provinces, IRNA quoted director general of provincial Department of…
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Head of Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar met Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani on April 19, the DoE public relations office announced in a statement, according to IRNA.
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Zayandehrud River will continue flowing until the end of May, public relations office of the ministry of energy announced in a press release, ILNA reported. Based on data recorded at Chalgard and…
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On April 22, 1970, millions took to the streets to mark the first ever Earth Day, turning environmentalism from an activist’s hobby into a social movement.
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Traffic news these days is tinged with both apprehension and hope for people in Tehran. On the one hand there are tough new measures with the City Council recently announcing a hike in toll for…
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T he 820 km stretch of the Caspian Sea coast in north Iran is not seeing much of its seal inhabitants these years. More than 20 years ago, however, people would see flocks of them swimming or…
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