There seems to be no end in sight in the debate over the feasibility of a plan to transfer water from the Caspian Sea in the north to the drought-ridden Semnan Province.
The latest person…
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An international team of researchers has discovered a 1,000-kilometer long coral reef sitting at the murky, muddy mouth of the Amazon River, stretching from the southern tip of French Guiana all…
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Sib Tourist Resort in Tehran Province’s Aminabad region (in the north), is under construction in an area where the valuable juniper trees stand and is also home to a variety of wildlife species.…
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A record 155 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 22, according to the UN.
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Scientists have found three new species of mouse lemur in the forests of Madagascar, a large island nation off Africa’s southeastern coast.
The newly named creatures, described in the…
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The recent increase in Lake Urmia’s water level has had many claiming that the imperiled lake is restored, but an official warns that some people are sort of getting ahead of themselves.
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The European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella met with Masoumeh Ebtekar, the head of the Department of Environment, in Tehran at the weekend to…
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A female Sumatran tiger at the Honolulu Zoo that is thought to be the longest-living one in captivity has been euthanized at age 25. The zoo said in a statement that Djelita, who turned 25 on…
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Following severe flooding last week that left a trail of destruction in nine provinces in western and southwestern Iran, advocates of dam construction wasted little time to sing the praises of the…
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Countries with wild tiger populations have agreed to do more to protect tiger habitats that are shrinking drastically because of deforestation and urban sprawl, conservationists said Friday.
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Since the beginning of hawksbill sea turtles’ egg-laying season (late February), 90 turtles have arrived on the coasts of Shib Deraz Village on Qeshm Island, 64 of which have managed to lay more…
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Greenland’s massive ice sheet has experienced such an early and extensive melt that scientists this week thought their models were broken when they saw the data.
Summer-like warm…
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Iran has effectively banned the use (and abuse) of animals in circuses across the country, four months earlier than officials had initially planned.
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The government has earmarked 600 billion rials ($17.4 million) for anti-desertification and reforestation projects for the current fiscal year (started March 20), according to Abbas Kargar,…
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The controversial plan to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to the drought-hit Semnan Province has gained itself a surprising supporter in a renowned environmentalist and drought/desert expert…
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A total of 146 illegal water wells in North Khorasan Province were sealed last year (March 2015-16), according to Reza Naeimi, a deputy at the North Khorasan Regional Water Authority.
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Local media reported on Tuesday that in the proposed budget bill for the fiscal year that started on March 20, the government has not allocated funds to help combat dust storms that have afflicted…
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Five years after a tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, radioactive wild boars are wreaking havoc in nearby towns.
According to a report in The Times, the boars are…
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Badab-e-Soort Natural Springs in Mazandaran Province is once again open to the public after the site was declared closed last September due to severe damage inflicted on the area.
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According to Iran’s Water and Power Resources Development Company, the plan to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to the drought-hit Semnan Province and Lake Urmia has little chance of approval…
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Late last week, a giant python was found caught under a tree that had fallen near a Malaysian construction site. Its length has been pegged at 8 meters, which, if verified, would make it the…
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Population of the Persian fallow deer is expected to gradually grow following the expansion of its territory in Fars Province’s Miankotal enclosure.
The deer was previously confined…
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Coral bleaching has turned out to be a global problem. After The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) declared 114 of the 229 World Heritage Sites of outstanding importance for species and…
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Hovering on the edge of extinction, Iranian cheetahs are virtually impossible to see, which makes numbering their population all the more difficult. Some say there are now no more than 50 of the…
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A train carrying 2.5 million liters of water was dispatched to the worst-affected areas of India’s drought-ridden western state of Maharashtra on Monday. The so-called “water train” is pulling 50…
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