Forests cover slightly less than 10% of Iran’s land area, which despite seeming small is nothing short of a blessing given the country’s geography. But apparently even that cannot motivate…
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The Energy Ministry has instructed regional water authorities in West Azarbaijan and East Azarbaijan provinces to give priority to the imperiled Lake Urmia’s restoration effort.
This…
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The General Inspection Organization of Iran is expected to submit its final report on the country’s air pollution crisis to the chiefs of the three branches of the government — legislative,…
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Autopsy of a rare Asiatic cheetah, which was found dead on February 1 in Semnan Province, shows signs consistent with repeated blows to the neck that shattered the animal’s spine.
Cheetahs…
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Due to declining precipitation in recent years, Iran’s surface water has decreased by an alarming 30%, exacerbating the 17-year struggle with drought.
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The expansion of Europe’s forests towards dark green conifers has stoked global warming, according to a study at odds with a widespread view that planting more trees helps human efforts to slow…
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A senior environmental official has taken the Tehran Municipality to task by challenging the mayoralty to be more transparent with their spending, especially when it comes to pollution tax.
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Drought conditions may be the default position of the American southwest now, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters. A study of the region from 1979 through 2014 shows…
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Iran’s environment chief has responded to Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s recent claims that his office can effectively end the air pollution crisis that has become an ugly and permanent…
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Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Friday declared a “state of disaster” in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with more than a quarter of the population facing food shortages.
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Iran’s looming water crisis and the apparent inattention to the gravity of the problem has prompted water officials to take drastic measures, including cutting off water supply to heavy consumers…
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The plan to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to the drought-hit Semnan Province for industrial and household use is not environmentally viable, according to a senior official at the Department…
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An ancient forest at the end of the world is facing an unprecedented threat. Since mid-January, bushfires sparked by lightning storms have raged across northwest Tasmania, home to relic forests…
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NASA and NOAA are teaming up again to send NASA’s remotely piloted Global Hawk out over the Pacific to take a closer look at storms brewed by this year’s strong El Nino. The observation flights…
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The Department of Environment is preparing a scheme that aims to classify various industrial sectors across Tehran Province under a three-colored scheme depending on the amount of pollutants they…
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Due to spiking levels of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, global warming will possibly unleash devastating and extreme flooding in the coming years. Scientists say it will be similar to the…
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Iran’s top environmental official could not help but take a swipe at the Oil Ministry and their apparent disregard for the environment.
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In an effort to help Iraq combat dust storms and curb its impact on Iran, the provincial office of the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization is planning to export a million saplings…
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Rhesus monkeys have become the latest casualty of the growing demand in Iran for exotic pets.
Also known as rhesus macaques, these Old World monkeys are smuggled into the country by the…
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The pollution of water springs due to poorly managed tourism has become a threat to caves and the ecosystems they support, according to a speleologist.
Speaking to ILNA, Javad Nezamdoust,…
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Mali’s elephants, one of just two remaining desert herds in the world, will be gone in three years unless the government does more to protect them, a conservation group said on Thursday.
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Oslo’s main waste incinerator began the world’s first experiment to capture carbon dioxide from the fumes of burning rubbish last week, hoping to develop technology to enlist the world’s trash in…
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Isfahan is hosting the 2016 World Wetlands Day on Tuesday in the city of Varzaneh, to the east of provincial capital and in the vicinity of Gavkhouni Wetland.
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A zebra-like horse known as a ‘quagga’ that disappeared off the face of the earth in the 1880 could once-again roam the plains of Africa after a 30-year project by South African scientists. A…
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Contrary to previous reports, the suspension of the construction of Sabzkouh Water Supply Tunnel in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province is temporary, according to a senior official at the Department of…
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