The huge wildfire in Hour Al-Azim wetland in the southwest of Iran that shows no sign of abating and keeps choking the residents of Khuzestan Province with its dense fumes has pressed the chief…
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Iran's Department of Environment held an educational conference in Tehran on Monday focusing on the Caspian Sea. The conference was part of a wider intra-organizational training program and was…
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Iran's reserves of groundwater are being depleted at an alarming rate because of poor management and excessive consumption in the agricultural sector, an environmental expert warned.
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Australia's east coast received some respite from drought on Monday after the heaviest showers in weeks, but analysts warned any relief would be temporary without heavier rains.
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The Donald Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of…
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Unless urgent action is taken by the government, Bisheh-Dalan wetland in Lorestan Province will soon die out, a report by Mehr News Agency has warned.
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Efforts on saving water within the drainage basin of the long-disturbed Lake Urmia are reaching the target, with a 32% decrease in water usage, a senior water authority in West Azarbaijan Said…
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A huge Bryde's whale was found dead in Deyr-Nakhilou National Park located along the coasts of the southern province of Bushehr.
According to Hossein Delshab, head of the provincial…
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A scheme to control dust storms in Tehran Province has received the green light from the Workgroup to Reduce Tehran's Air Pollution with three projects given top priority.
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A project to stimulate genetic admixture among the wildlife species in Lashgardar Protected Area in Malayer, Hamedan Province, will be carried out this year to stem a decline in their…
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Iran's Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization needs a stronger mandate in protecting the natural resources in the face of pressure from vested interests, the head of FRWMO said.
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The once gorgeous Gulf of Gorgan, one of the Caspian Sea's vastest bays, is likely to vanish in at most eight years if no efficient remedial measure is adopted, a member of the Caspian Sea…
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In a recent observation of coral reefs in Chabahar Bay, researchers registered high degrees of bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures.
A team of experts and divers were dispatched…
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Animal rescuers on an Australian island off the south coast say koalas are starving to death as residents cut down trees to prevent bushfires, destroying the native animal's habitat and food…
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The planet's largest colony of king penguins has declined by nearly 90% in three decades, alarmed researchers said on Monday.
The last time scientists set foot on France's remote Ile aux…
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Although still on the agenda, the plan to recover the Caspian tiger from extinction is hardly attainable largely due to the changes in the natural areas that were once home to the big cat.
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The wetlands of Chaldoran County in West Azarbaijan Province are now home to a species of crane known as Anatolian Crane.
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Smoke has risen once again from the burnt Hour Al-Azim Wetland on Iraqi soil, giving rise to speculations that the wildfire has reignited.
After days since the start of a fire…
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New motorbikes falling short of Euro-4 emission standards will be denied a license plate and banned from the streets as of March 21, 2019, the director of Tehran Air Quality Control Company said…
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ALD Automotive, a French fleet managing and operational car leasing company, has seen an increase in the number of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) ordered by its employees.
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Iran's average temperature was 1.3 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average for the last 10 months since the beginning of the current water year (Sep. 23, 2017), National Drought…
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Khuzestan's governor general expressed satisfaction with the progress on a tree-planting scheme to combat the dust storms that regularly hit southern provinces, but called for measures to…
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The Iranian Society of Landscape Professionals has criticized the prohibition of grass planting in the capital as a move that would have negative effects on the aesthetic view of urban areas.…
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The density of dust particles in various areas of Sistan, north of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, was more than 20 times more than the acceptable level on Friday.
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Scientific studies have indicated that the transfer of water from the Caspian Sea and Turkey's Van Lake to Urmia Lake is not feasible due to differences in the chemical and biological qualities…
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