Ten pigeons wearing tiny backpack sensors are currently flying over the skies of London in an attempt to raise awareness of the poor air quality in the British capital though the platform of…
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The drawn-out issue of ownership of lands in northern and eastern Tehran continues with no end in sight.
More than 20 years ago, around 20,000 employees of the Construction Jihad Ministry…
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The plan to transfer water from Zab River to Lake Urmia does not have a permit from the Department of Environment, which could create a legal problem between the department and the Urmia Lake…
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A portion of the Luristan newt’s habitat in Lorestan Province has been recognized as a wildlife refuge, according to Mehrdad Fat’hi Beyranvand, the director of the provincial office of the…
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Proper watershed management may be the only way out of the perpetual drought that has held a tight grip on Iran for over 17 years, according to an official at the Forests, Range and Watershed…
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One in four deaths worldwide are due to environmental factors like air, water and soil pollution, as well as unsafe roads and workplace stress, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.…
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The Department of Environment is taking action against illegal hunters who have been using the social media to gloat over their latest kills and taunt environmental officials over their inability…
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For the third month in a row, Earth’s global temperatures in February 2016 were the most abnormally warm on record for any month, according to an analysis released by NASA Saturday.
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Sand, coral and even waste building materials can become extremely efficient sorbents for removing toxic substances such as arsenic from water if they are treated for that purpose.
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Among the numerous benefits of forests is their ability to counter the detrimental effects of many natural phenomena and human activities, such as climate change and air pollution.
“Forests…
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Household waste in the capital Tehran has surged by 30-40% during the past three weeks to 11,000 tons per day, according to the chief executive of the Tehran Waste Management Organization.
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The crucial Environmental Assessment Bill failed to secure the necessary votes in the Parliament’s open session on Tuesday, dealing yet another blow to the Department of Environment and its chief…
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The government’s latest plan to combat the water crisis aims to ration water based on each individual’s needs.
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Cyprus and Iran have agreed to conclude a series of memoranda of understanding regarding the protection of the environment and development of agriculture.
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French prosecutors have opened a serious fraud investigation into Volkswagen over devices the German automaker fitted into cars to cheat emissions tests, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday.
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At long last, two countries that share a border will also share a comprehensive plan for climate action.
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Iran’s temperature is expected to continue to rise above normal levels in the coming weeks, according to the National Center for Climatology. The country’s average temperature began to rise above…
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Iran’s demand for timber is estimated to reach 13 million cubic meters in five years, double the current 6.5 million cubic meters.
Speaking to ILNA, Daryoush Golalizadeh, head of the…
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Unsustainable coastal tourism has made laying eggs a challenge for turtles, according to the director of the Hormozgan Department of Environment, Majid Vafadar.
The rubbish left behind by…
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Most consumer goods giants with commitments to eliminate deforestation from their palm oil supply chains are “moving far too slowly,” according to a new Greenpeace scorecard that rates their…
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An estimated 500,000 people in the world could starve to death by 2050 because of low crop production as a result of climate change, according to a new study conducted by the University of Oxford…
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Oil platforms are duty-bound to send their waste and wastewater to the shore for safe disposal. However, it has emerged that oil rigs and tankers release their waste directly into the sea, and…
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There are more Sumatran orangutans in the wild than previously thought, according to a new survey. The latest estimate puts the population at about 14,600 - more than twice the previous figure — 6…
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The Tehran City Council’s relationship with the capital’s municipality and in particular Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has been everything but close. The two sides have often clashed —…
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A new study found that a drought that ended in 2012 was the worst in nearly a millennium for a huge swath of the planet.
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