Mobile apps that share information about animal sightings have become “a major cause for concern”, according to the authority that runs national parks in South Africa.
Their use had led to…
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The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a roadmap containing a set of guidelines aimed at reducing air pollution in Iran’s eight metropolises and instructed relevant bodies with their duties…
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Around 3,000 hectares of Fars Province’s forests in the vicinity of Pasargadae, the tomb of Cyrus the Great, were burned to the ground between Wednesday and Friday in what is the worst case of…
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Animal rights activists calling for an end to the slaughter and eating of dogs at a Chinese festival delivered a petition with 11 million signatures to authorities in Beijing on Friday.
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A senior lawmaker has urged relevant bodies to give Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province’s water woes the same level of attention given to other province’s struggle with water shortage, such as Isfahan…
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The provincial office of the Department of Environment in Tehran has restricted the entry of livestock into Lar National Park for grazing to control the spread of communicable diseases among…
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The spread of water crisis across Iran has compelled the government and water authorities to devise costly and, not necessarily, effective plans to help mitigate its impacts.
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A glacier that is one of the largest at the source of China’s Yangtze River is fast retreating because of climate change, state media said. “Jianggudiru Glacier on Geladaindong Mountain in a…
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The highly-anticipated centralized vehicle inspection system, a major component of the Low Emission Zone Plan, is finally ready after the parties involved ironed out the details of the system’s…
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The rejection of the environmental assessment bill by the ninth Majlis (2012-16) has created a legal gap, making it hard to provide a conclusive answer in legal cases.
The only related…
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The last hope for helping the vaquita porpoise dodge extinction could be a project to capture some of the few that remain and breed them in semi-captivity, according to a group of international…
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Indigenous people in Panama are using drones as a new weapon to monitor deforestation, as thousands of hectares disappear every year in one of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests, the United…
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Killing of a female bear in front of her cubs, injecting stray dogs with acid and burning a donkey alive are but a few examples of animal abuse that have been reported in Iran in recent months.
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A wildfire sparked when a car accident brought down power lines near an upscale suburb of Los Angeles has been reduced to mostly embers and thousands of people driven from their homes have all…
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Coinciding with the National Environment Week (June 4-10), the first baby hawksbill sea turtles emerged from their eggs in the protected zone of Kish Island.
“This critically endangered…
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Kurdestan Province in western Iran has been hit by a wave of dust storms since Sunday evening, plunging the region’s air quality to dangerously low levels and reducing visibility to less than 100…
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Eco-conscious commuters now have a new option for getting around some of Finland’s urban centers. Battery-assisted bike taxis became part of the landscape in Helsinki, Kuopio and Porvoo, providing…
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Every year on June 5, we commemorate World Environment Day and pledge to double our efforts to save the environment from ourselves.
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The latest hurdle holding up the implementation of Low Emission Zone Plan is the debate over how much access the centralized system for vehicle technical inspection should have to people’s…
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In a bid to save Gorgan Bay from desiccation, 100 billion rials ($2.8 million) has been earmarked for dredging the Khazini and Chapoghli channels, the main tributaries of the Bay.
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The United States authorities have announced a near-total ban on the trade of African elephant ivory, finalizing a years-long push to protect the endangered animals.
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Ash and dust particles from the massive forest fires ravaging western Canada for the past month have been found in Switzerland, according to Swiss meteorologists.
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Reports about transferring water from the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea to the plains in central Iran have become a staple in and among news outlets.
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A food delivery website with a reputation for organizing games to charm its customers and drum up business has recently launched a new game for which the winning prize is a python snake, riling up…
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An official at the Department of Environment says ship breaking is banned in the waters of Persian Gulf in the south and Caspian Sea in the north.
Also called ship recycling and ship…
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