The government has allocated $60 million to purchase the water rights of farmers around the imperiled Lake Urmia in West Azarbaijan Province.
Purchasing farmers’ water rights is a scheme…
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The uneven distribution of industrial units in Iran poses environmental and health hazards, according to a deputy at the Department of Environment.
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Revival of the embattled Bakhtegan Wetland requires at least 250 million cubic meters of water, director general of Fars Department of Environment said. Hamzeh Valavi said Bakhtegan’s rich…
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Iran and Netherlands called for expansion of environmental collaboration to acquire new technologies to help protect the environment.
In a meeting with Dutch Ambassador in Tehran Jos Douma…
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US President Barack Obama declared an emergency for wildfire-ravaged Washington state, as Australia and New Zealand sent firefighters to help US crews struggling to contain deadly blazes across…
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The heat wave that has gripped Iran is expected to last several more days, an official at Iran's Meteorological Organization said Tuesday.
Speaking to Mehr News Agency, Ahad Vazifeh, head…
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Five months into the current Iranian year (started March 21) and it has already proven to be a hot, unbearable year for environmentalists.
In addition to the usual problems, such as…
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To reduce the fatality rate of animals injured in road accidents, an emergency center will be set up to provide medical care to the wounded animals. “Quick response to accidents may save a lot of…
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A project to connect the rivers of Mahabad, Godar and Zarrinehroud to Siminehroud, which will be diverted toward Lake Urmia, is 62% complete.
Costing 112 billion rials ($3.7 million), the…
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Scientists say the grime clinging to urban surfaces “breathes out” nitrogen gases when hit by sunlight.
The dark muck was known to absorb such gases from the air, but it appears the…
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Nearly 325,000 people could be affected by an eruption of Cotopaxi, the volcano looming beyond the Ecuadoran capital of Quito, officials said on Monday.
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Major shocks to global food production will be three times more likely within 25 years because of an increase in extreme weather brought about by global warming, warns a new report.
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Efforts to revive the embattled Lake Urmia will pay off by 2023, according to the director of Urmia Lake Restoration Program, Isa Kalantari.
Speaking to Mehr News Agency, the former…
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To redress water scarcity, about 12 trillion rials ($360 million) are needed to execute short-term solutions, according to a deputy at Iran’s Water and Wastewater Company. Hamidreza Tashayoei said…
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Results of the latest survey show medical waste management in Tehran’s hospitals has improved, said director of Tehran’s Department of Environment, Mohammad Hadi Heydarzadeh.
Of the eight…
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Residents of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, especially those living in the vicinity of the devastated Hamoun Wetlands, are far from impressed with the statements of the Department of Environment’s…
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Australia plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 26% and 28% below 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said.
It is less than cuts pledged by countries such as…
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Four environmental bills were reviewed and approved by the Iranian Parliament on Sunday, in what a Department of Environment official deemed a sign of commitment from MPs to tackle environmental…
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Three coastal provinces of northern Iran, namely Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan, have planned festivals to celebrate Caspian Sea Day (August 12).
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In the latest move to help protect the endangered Persian leopard, the Department of Environment plans to insure the species to deter shepherds from killing the animal to protect their livestock…
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The final draft of the comprehensive wetland management plan aimed at reviving the imperiled Hamoun Wetlands in Sistan-Balouchestan Province has been prepared and, following its approval, will go…
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Pope Francis has taken a cue from Orthodox Christians and designated September 1 as a day for Catholics to pray for the care of the environment. The Vatican said Monday that the pope, taking up a…
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In line with the government’s push for raising an environment-friendly generation, 60 environmental schools are scheduled to open this year on September 23.
Establishing environmental…
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The debate over the potential health impacts of Lake Urmia has lately dominated Iranian media, with those involved in the restoration project frequently pointing to cancer, high blood pressure and…
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In spite of efforts to raise public awareness, water crisis has not caught people’s attention, Rahim Meydani, Ministry of Energy’s deputy for water and wastewater said.
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