Given Iran’s dependence on imported goods, it should come as no surprise that some factions are calling for water to be imported from neighboring countries. The energy ministry has been a staunch…
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Desertification costs Isfahan Province a total of 390 billion rials ($12.1 million) per year, according to the director of the provincial office of Forests, Range and Watershed Management…
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Australia will more than double an area near the Great Barrier Reef subject to special curbs on shipping in a bid to protect the environmentally sensitive region, the government said on Saturday…
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Marine ecosystems can be changed by night-time artificial lighting according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
The results indicate that light…
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Experts are left scratching their heads after thousands of dead fish washed ashore on the beaches of Kish Island, Hormozgan Province during the past few days, Mehr News Agency reported. The deaths…
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Those with access to any form of media have by now become aware of the disastrous impact of dust storms. Some may have even gotten tired of hearing about it on a daily basis. Nevertheless, it is…
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The unremitting dust storms engulfing Iran’s western and southwestern provinces have increased in both frequency and severity over the past five months. Even though the phenomenon is not new, the…
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Mammals and birds are now joined by a fish called the opah in the warm-blooded category, according to a new discovery.
Researchers said in the journal Science on Thursday that this…
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Guatemala’s Fuego volcano is becoming more active, belching out increasing amounts of smoke and ash, officials said on Friday.
Fearing a full-blown eruption of the volcano, located just 50…
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In a joint statement by President Hassan Rouhani and Iraqi President Fuad Masum, both leaders stressed the need to cooperate on environmental issues, Mehr News Agency reported.
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The Department of Environment (DoE) will not be able to deliver as long as the department’s budget remains low, according to the head of the DoE taskforce to combat dust storms Zia’eddin Shoa’ee…
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A group of leading soil scientists, including the University of Delaware’s Donald L. Sparks, has summarized the precarious state of the world’s soil resources and the possible ramifications for…
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Water crisis threatens 520 cities in Iran, according to Esmaeel Najjar, deputy minister of interior, ISNA reported. Stressing the need to curb water use, Najjar called for wastewater to be treated…
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The preliminary stages of establishing a special committee in the parliament to address the growing problem of dust storms have been completed and the committee may have its first meeting next…
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The joint North Yaran oilfield shared by Iran and Iraq has been shut down by Khuzestan Province’s officials due to environmentally harmful hydrocarbon extraction procedures, IRNA reported, quoting…
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Apple is partnering with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in China to protect and create sustainable forests that produce paper for its product packaging. The company wants to reach a neutral impact on…
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At least 21 cockatoos have been discovered stuffed into 1,500 ml plastic water bottles at an Indonesian port during an anti-smuggling operation.
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The oil-rich Persian Gulf is grappling with manmade pollution, as a result of both marine- and land-based activities among others. Swift action is therefore necessary to reduce the pollution and…
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Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar said Thursday that no official can promise a workable solution to the dust storms and people will have to come to terms with the…
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A series of meetings are held regularly at the House of Humanities Thinkers called ‘Water, Culture, and Society’ to help address the worsening water problem as it continues to adversely impact…
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Drought and the increasing water shortage in Iran have attracted immense domestic and international attention and concern in recent years. A plethora of reasons are said to be aggravating the…
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The Department of Environment (DoE) has voiced opposition to the construction of Shafarud Dam in Rezvanshahr County, Gilan Province, ILNA quoted deputy director of the DoE’s environmental…
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Recent research indicates that Tehran is experiencing a steady rise in temperature caused by climate change, according to a faculty member at Khawrazmi University.
“In 2007, Iran was ranked…
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Studies show that bed salt sediments of Lake Urmia have become 20 cm thicker, essentially reducing the depth of the lake, Mehr News quoted an official at the Geological Survey Organization as…
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Land subsidence caused by water shortage in Qazvin Province is reaching a dangerous level in some parts of the province, according to the head of the provincial Department of Environment (DoE)…
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