Iran has been struggling with water shortage for so long that those in their early twenties do not recall a time when the country did not suffer from the scarcity of this precious resource.
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A day after poachers killed a rhino and de-horned it in the Bagori forest range of Kaziranga, in the state of Assam, India, seven staff members of the park, including three constables of the state…
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American researchers say there is an experiential basis for skepticism about climate change in the country.
“The local weather conditions people experience likely play a role in what they…
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The hunting of birds along the coastal areas of Mazandaran Province has long been a hotly debated topic between environmental officials and hunters, but it has recently become more serious due to…
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Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limited the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories on Monday to cut down pollution during a national "red alert".
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Although the act of feeding stray animals or leaving them the remains of food may be out of love and sympathy, experts maintain that it does more harm than good.
"Professionally speaking,…
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Tehran's struggle with air pollution is exacerbated by old, substandard diesel vehicles that roam the streets of the densely populated city, despite a five-year-old government directive that bans…
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The euphoria over the rise in world tiger population early this year may have been misplaced for India, as the official data placed before parliament shows 98 tigers died in the country till…
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According to official statistics, the number of Persian leopard deaths has declined from the beginning of the current Iranian year (started March 20) until Dec. 19, thanks to increasing fines and…
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A senior lawmaker said on Sunday Iran cannot enact the Paris Agreement at present due to a "legal vacuum" caused by a lack of an action plan.
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The population of mammals in Lar National Park has increased by 14% in the past 12 months, according to the park's director. "Eight survey teams, each comprised of three experts, prepared a report…
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The Department of Environment is set to announce its final verdict on a controversial scheme to turn Ashouradeh, the only Iranian island in the Caspian Sea, into a tourist resort by the end of the…
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The Energy Ministry will send its proposal to fine households with high water consumption to the Majlis to encourage more judicious use of the precious resource and help mitigate the effects of…
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China is set to announce when it will close its legal ivory carving factories, 18 months after pledging to act. Last year, the world’s largest market for both legal and illegal ivory said it would…
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All the provincial offices of the Department of Environment have stopped issuing bird hunting licenses to prevent a potential outbreak of avian influenza (or bird flu), a senior environment…
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Donald Trump's incoming presidency will not be kind to climate change science and that's making both scientists and government divisions nervous—to the point where they're taking unusually drastic…
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Atmospheric water resources are safe, sustainable and efficient sources that can help meet the country's water demands, according to the head of Iran's Water Research Institute.
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The French government has announced an anti-pollution plan, including a financial boost to buy electric vehicles, as Paris and other cities in the country are emerging from a particularly severe…
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Although Gorgan Bay is seriously threatened by drought and pollution, the situation does not seem important enough to merit swift action from the government, a provincial official said.
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The process of moving polluting units out of Tehran into industrial zones has been slow because the infrastructure isn't there and small units have received no support from the authorities, the…
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More than 740 newly recognized bird species were added to the International Union of Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species earlier this week, including 13 species that were…
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A Tehran district mayor said the felling of 1,700 trees in Chitgar Forest Park was "inevitable" and pledged to make up for the loss.
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The reality of climate change is an open question, US president-elect, Donald Trump, said in an interview aired on Sunday.
"Nobody really knows" if climate change is real, Trump said in the…
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Coral across Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most devastating die-off on record, a new report says in just nine months, bleaching caused by warmer water has killed around 67% of…
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Some of the biggest urban-pollution headlines of the past few years have not come from likely suspects like Beijing and New Delhi, but rather once-pristine European cities, namely Paris, Athens…
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