A club-and-machete wielding mob in Indonesia butchered nearly 300 crocodiles in an act of revenge after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said on Monday.
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China and the European Union on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate change pact and called other signatories to do the same, saying action against rising global temperatures…
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Park rangers serving prison sentences for causing gun injury during their patrols will be released on the back of a special budget allotted by the government to pay compensation to the victims.…
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An Asiatic Cheetah has been spotted twice in Yazd Province this year which officials hope to be a female adult of the rare cat in an area where its population is alarmingly small.
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Schemes to combat dust storms in Iran will not produce the desired results unless all aspects of the projects are given due attention, an agriculture expert has emphasized in a recent article.…
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A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in western Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation in case it splits and the resulting wave swamps homes. The iceberg is looming over houses on a…
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Heavy rain and thunderstorms are wreaking havoc across China, with floods along major rivers destroying bridges, blocking roads and railways and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate, state…
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A transport official underlined the government’s plans to modernize the aging public transport fleets, saying a large majority of the urban buses would be in need of renewal in less than three…
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The outbreak of a highly contagious animal disease known as PPR in Khabr National Park, Kerman Province, will turn into a crisis if timely action is not taken by relevant authorities, a…
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Filling of Ilisu Dam, crossing Tigris River in Turkey, will negatively affect Iran and bordering countries in the long run, a deputy at the Department of Environment warned.
“The…
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Head of the Department of Environment Isa Kalantari warned about the environmental implications of a national food self-sufficiency policy, singling out an escalating water crisis.
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A huge wildfire that has been raging across Hour al-Azim wetland in the southwest of the country for around a week has spewed massive clouds of smoke toward several cities in Khuzestan Province…
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The Department of Environment will continue issuing bird-hunting licenses as a matter of course unless a serious outbreak of any special disease, such as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (…
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China's cabinet has launched a new cross-ministerial leadership group that will help draw up plans to tackle pollution in smog-prone northern regions around the capital Beijing, it said in a…
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Torrential rains triggered landslides in northeastern India on Wednesday, killing eight children and a woman, an official said. Heavy rains set off landslides in Tamenglong, about 155 kilometers…
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Waste sorting at the source of generation is fundamental to any efficient waste management cycle, and in the eyes of waste management experts is an indispensable part of handling refuse. So why…
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Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed floods and landslides that killed more than 110 people, with dozens…
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An environmental official said a wildfire raging in the Hawizeh Marshes, a complex of marshes straddling western borders with Iraq, has burned out on the Iranian side but was further spreading…
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A new campaign focused on giving impetus to efforts to save the troubled wetlands and water bodies across the country will be launched nationwide in the coming days, announced a senior official…
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Over ten days into the summer, the capital’s swarming whiteflies have not appeared yet, but their arrival is almost certain as their host still exists in the city.
Tehran has been…
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The sweltering summer days are heating up with blazing fires hitting the forests in the northeast.
Qarkhoud protected area in Bojnourd County, North Khorasan Province, was…
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Khuzestan’s Governor General Gholamreza Shariati said a project is underway to supply clean, drinkable water to the drought-stricken cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr within days, whose…
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A number of articles of the bill on soil protection were approved by parliament on Sunday based on which the Agriculture Ministry, the Department of Environment and directors of Free Trade Zones…
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The Interior Ministry has tasked all governor generals, particularly that of Tehran Province, to enact regulations on saving water and electricity in all state organizations.
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With this week marking 100 days to go until the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, the British government announced on Monday ambitious new plans and funding for tackling the illegal…
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