Iran’s Urmia Lake enlarging compared to last year
IRNA – Head of Lake Urmia Restoration Project Farhad Sarkhosh said that the extent of Lake Urmia has increased by 1,100 square…
Environment
Tehranis exposed to more polluted air in September
Financial Tribune – The residents of Iranian capital breathed in more toxic particles in September, as air quality deteriorated slightly compared with…
WHO assists Iran to enhance health system resilience against floods
United Nations Iran – World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of the Islamic…
Air pollution annually costs Tehran residents $2.6 billion
Financial Tribune – Air pollution annually costs Tehran residents $2.6 billion, an official with the Department of Environment says. According to Behzad…
Flocks of migratory birds came to winter in northern Iran
Tehran Times – The first group of migratory birds landed in northern Mazandaran province to spend the winter, director for the provincial…
World Ozone Day: Iran well rid of ozone-depleting emissions
MNA – Iran has reduced 9,800 tons of ozone-destroying emissions over the past 26 years as part of its commitment to the…
Iran: Call for national ban on polluting cars
Financial Tribune – The Interior Ministry has called for a national ban on dilapidated cars that contribute to the worsening air pollution…
85% of Iran’s population affected by prolonged drought: official
Tehran Times – Over 85 percent of the country’s total population is affected by prolonged drought over the past decade, Sadeq Ziaeian,…
Environmental education to be included in pre-primary schools
Tehran Times – Environmental education will be included in the country’s pre-primary schools’ curriculum in the new school year (beginning September 23)…
Azna snow tunnel added to national heritage list
Tehran Times – Iran has added Azna snow tunnel, which is one of the most spectacular landscapes in western Lorestan province, to…
Iran ready for cooperation on fighting sand and dust storms: FRWO head
MNA – Head of Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization (FRWO) has expressed Iran’s readiness to cooperate with regional countries in the…
Bill on protection of animals brought before Majlis
Tehran Times – A long-awaited bill on protection of animals which had been proposed over 3 years ago was finally brought to…
Special working groups to be formed on stray dog population control
Tehran Times – Four special working groups are being established to control stray dogs’ population in Tehran, director of environment and sustainable…
New plan replaces banned exploitation of endangered Hyrcanian Forest
Tehran Times – A new plan on sustainable management of Hyrcanian Forest and natural resources has been prepared; through which exploitation of…
Lake Urmia desiccation high
Financial Tribune – Close to 1.6 billion cubic meters of water evaporated from Urmia Lake in the last 90 days, head of…
Extinguished fire reignites burning Arasbaran forest
Tehran Times – While efforts have been made to put out the wildfire erupted in northwestern Arasbaran forest, it reignited and burnt…
Arasbaran forest fire put out after 4 days
IRNA – Firefighters put out extensive forest fire in Arasbaran forest in East Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran, after four days campaign on…
‘Govt., judiciary slow to submit bill on protection of animals’
Tehran Times – The government and the judiciary have been slow to submit a bill proposed over 3 years ago (to the…
Hamoun wetland restoration plan prepared
Tehran Times – Although rains have drenched Hamoun wetland after two decades of dryness, it is getting dried again due to high…
Persian lions at Tehran zoo introduced to live together
Tehran Times – The lion couple kept in captivity at Tehran Zoological Garden for reproduction of the endangered species have been introduced…
Iran, 16 nations warned of day when taps run dry
Financial Tribune – Followed by Qatar, Israel and Lebanon, Iran is ranked 4th on the list of countries with extremely high water…
Dust storm sends hundreds to hospital in Iran
IRNA – Some 465 people were taken to hospitals and medical centers in southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan due to complications caused…
National congress on wildlife diseases, conservation to be held
Tehran Times – Tehran will play host to the first national congress on wildlife diseases and conservation which will be held in…
Tehran’s Honar Lake, Garden ready for inauguration
MNA – Honar Lake besides the second phase of Honar Garden, in northern districts of Tehran, are ready to be inaugurated by…
25% of cars failed inspection tests in Tehran
Tehran Times – Some 25 percent of vehicles which referred to technical inspection centers in Tehran to receive inspection stickers have failed…
Iran dams are emptying, again
Financial Tribune – The amount of water stored in dams has dwindled by 9% between May 22 and June 22. Dams across…
Hyrcanian forests to be equipped with technological support
Tehran Times – Hyrcanian forests will be equipped with modern technology devices such as camera traps, drones and fire-detection sensors, the deputy…
300 rangers to join forces defending protected areas
Tehran Times – Some 300 rangers will soon join the forces defending the environment across the country, Fars news agency reported on…
Water level rising in Urmia Lake
Financial Tribune – A round 2.46 billion cubic meters of water has been released from dams in West Azarbaijan Province into Lake…
Will unprecedented heat hit Iranian cities by 2050?
Tehran Times – A new study reveals that how 520 major cities worldwide might face unprecedented climate conditions by 2050, including the…
3,000 tons of plastic waste is produced daily in Iran’
Tehran Times – The use of plastic is on the rise among Iranians, as over 3,000 tons of plastic waste is generated…
DOE plans to conserve Lake Urmia islands ecosystem
Tehran Times – The Department of Environment (DOE) will implement four plans on reviving the endangered ecosystem and wildlife of the Lake…
‘Saving Zagros forests must become first priority’
Tehran Times – Given that Zagros forests condition is worrisome being gravely threatened by wood logging, it must become the main concern…
Water transfer system to Shadegan wetland inaugurated
Tehran Times – A water transfer system has been established to transfer water from Karun river to Shadegan wetland in order to…
EU environmental experts visit areas prone to dust storms in Khuzestan province
MNA – A four-member team of European experts has visited areas in southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, which are prone to creating…
High ozone brings serious air pollution to Tehran’s summer
Tehran Times – Tehran air quality reached a level which was unhealthy for sensitive groups for about 7 days due to ozone…
Iran: No water rationing in summer nationwide
Financial Tribune – There are no plans to announce restrictions on water use this summer, head of the National Water and Wastewater…
Renewables helping cut carbon emissions in Iran
Financial Tribune – The gradual expansion of renewable energy since 2009 has allowed Iran to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much…
Iran: Reviving qanats amid worsening water crisis
Financial Tribune – Rehabilitation of qanats should be put on the agenda and the issue, unlike in the past, has drawn the…
Unknown wonders in heart of Iran’s Kerman desert
Tasnim – Despite being located in a hot and dry climate, Kerman province in the central Iran has many lakes which are…