Studies show that every Iranian household uses at least three plastic bags daily on average, which reach a total of 45 million bags per day across the country.
“This excessive use of…
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More than 400 people have been forced to leave their homes on the Portuguese island of Madeira because of wildfires.
Around 200 people needed medical treatment, mostly for smoke inhalation…
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Qazvin’s selection as the world’s first city to materialize the United Nations’ urban Sustainable Development Goals will benefit Iran as a whole, according to the city’s mayor.
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A plan to implement modern irrigation systems across 250 hectares of land is expected to help save 1.1 billion cubic meters of water, increase production by 30% and reduce the use of seeds,…
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Efforts to combat overfishing and help Caspian Sea fish populations return to an optimal level will receive a boost if training workshops are held for local fishers, according to a senior…
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Romania is considering establishing environmental ties with Iran, particularly in environmental conservation, natural resources management and green economy.
In a meeting between Iranian…
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Lake Tanganyika, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, is responsible for providing several neighboring African countries their dietary resources.
Over the past few decades, the…
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China plans to raise environmental standards in its highly-polluting mining sector, according to a policy draft circulated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Amid rising concerns…
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In the first four months of the current Iranian year (started March 20), some 700 hectares have burned in protected zones managed by the Department of Environment.
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The Forest Protection Bill, which has needlessly courted controversy from a small but vocal faction, does not seek to designate Iran’s northern forests off limits, but to promote the sustainable…
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The residents of Tehran have been given a much needed respite from whiteflies this summer, mainly thanks to Tehran Municipality’s preemptive measures this year.
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s call for action on climate change during his acceptance speech at the Academy Awards ceremony drew more attention to the issue than the Paris Agreement in 2015 or Earth…
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Scientific teams from Iran and Russia will start a joint research project to protect the Caspian Sea’s only mammal, a small member of the earless seal family known as the Caspian seal.
The…
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When the US military abandoned Camp Century, a complex of tunnels dug into the ice of northwest Greenland, in the mid-1960s, they left behind thousands of tons of waste, including hazardous…
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Among the environmental measures laid out in the sixth economic development plan (2016-21), Iran’s water woes are given special attention by the government of President Hassan Rouhani.
The…
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Cambodian customs seized more than 600 kilograms of illegal ivory on Friday in a container packed with corn that had languished unclaimed at a port for two years after being shipped from Africa.…
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The desiccation of Tashk and Bakhtegan lakes in Fars Province has led to the emergence of vast salt marshes that pose grave risks to both the environment and local residents.
Mehdi…
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If desalination of Iran’s southern waters continues, the Persian Gulf will turn into a vast salt plain dotted with hills in 30 years, according to a senior scientist at the Research Institute for…
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Air quality alerts will be introduced across the capital during the worst incidents of air pollution, the mayor of London has announced.
Notices will be displayed at bus stops, river pier…
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Many of the world’s biggest and iconic animals such as the Bengal tiger could be extinct by the end of the century if drastic conservation measures are not taken, a new study in the journal…
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Forests cover less than 10% of the entire landmass in Iran, but the level of protection they currently receive does not correctly reflect their importance to the country, the people and the…
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Environmental records of all kinds are being shattered, as climate change takes effect in real time, scientists warned on Tuesday.
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Despite claims that Urmia Lake’s drastic shift in color is a sign that restorative efforts have failed to pay off, experts at the Urmia Lake Restoration Program maintain that the lake’s newly-…
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The city of Isfahan has become Iran’s first metropolis to enforce “Car-Free Tuesdays”, a people-driven campaign endorsed by the Department of Environment.
On Tuesday (August 2), Isfahan…
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Australia, which rides on the world’s fastest-moving continental tectonic plate, is heading north so quickly that map coordinates are now out by as much as 1.5 meters, say geoscientists.
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