Over 300 industrial units in Tehran Province have been covered by the provincial Department of Environment’s industrial pollution monitoring scheme in the current Iranian year (started March 21),…
Environment
Mulching, a common method of stabilizing soil to prevent dust storms, is not performed in Khuzestan Province, the director of the provincial office of the Forests, Range and Watershed Management…
Four years after losing its place on the Global Geoparks Network, Qeshm Geopark has managed to reclaim its global status, which is the only geological site in the Middle East to enjoy such a…
The National Cloud Seeding Research Center plans to use unmanned aerial vehicle technology for cloud seeding in Yazd Province in what would be a first for Iran.
Quoted by ISNA, Farid Golkar…
The government has earmarked 9 trillion rials ($237 million) for anti-desertification schemes for the current fiscal year (started March 21), which is 15 times more than last year’s budget of 600…
The scimitar-horned oryx, which has been officially extinct in the wild for 17 years, is making a remarkable comeback in Chad.
Five thousand years ago, as many as one million scimitar-…
China has invested more resources than any other country in reversing deforestation and planting trees. However, given the large scale of these programs, it has been difficult to quantify their…
Meteorologists say a cold front entering Iran from the west will instigate rainfall in western and northwest parts of the country, whereas Khuzestan Province might have to deal with dust storms.…
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization “feels responsible” for protecting Zagros forests, according to a FAO official in Iran.
“We have plans to develop sustainable…
The construction of the second level of Sadr Expressway in Tehran has failed to deliver. In fact, it exacerbated the metropolis’ struggle with traffic congestion and air pollution.
Improving the energy efficiency of key sectors and reducing air pollution are high on the agenda of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, a deputy at the ministry said.
Pirouz…
About 1 million hectares of the ecologically-rich Zagros Forests have been lost to climate change, the deputy head of the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization said.
Farmers in the Terai region of Nepal face jumbo threats on a day-to-day basis, resulting in damage to crop yields, destruction of their homes, and, in some cases, even deaths.
The source of…
Fetching close to $1,500 per pound, ivory ranks fourth in black market items just behind narcotics, weapons and humans.
Governments across the globe are working to crack down on the ivory…
Tehran mayor's boast over his environment record during the first of the three presidential debates on April 28 has been severely criticized by an activist and advisor to the Department of…
Iran's Department of Environment is drafting a "green employment plan" in line with the government's policy of ditching the oil-dependent economy in favor of a green one, the country's top…
The Arctic is “unraveling”, as the region warms more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, according to scientists. The finding was made by a team of 90 researchers who also reported…
EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete said on Sunday the European Union will provide Iran with technical and financial assistance to cut its carbon emissions.
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For the first time in Iran, two Golden Eagle chicks were born in captivity in Alborz Province, the director of Wildlife Conservation Center at Chamran Park in Karaj said.
“One hatched on…
A critically endangered black rhino calf born at Australia’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo has already captured the hearts of zookeepers.
The 30-kilogram female bub, who is yet to be…
A high-level climate change conference will be held at Tehran’s Pardisan Park where the main office of the Department of Environment is located. EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy…
A little more than a year after being named Brazil’s deforestation “sheriff”, Thelma Krug has reportedly been fired after a dispute over how trends in forest destruction are monitored in the…
More than 70% of Tehran’s wastewater are untreated, according to the head of Tehran’s office of the Department of Environment.
Under the wastewater network development project, 22 sewage…
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that ExxonMobil Corp should pay a $19.95 million penalty for pollution from its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complex between 2005 and 2013 in what…
A porcupine in Kousalan and Shahou Protected Area, which was attacked and badly injured by a predator, was treated by environment officials in Sarvabad County, Kurdestan Province. Porcupine is a…
