Iran becomes 9th country to ban animal acts in circuses
Iran has joined a growing list of countries banning wild animal acts in circuses. The country’s Department of the Environment has announced…
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Dept. of Environment to offer incentives for using electric cars
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization has vowed incentives for electric vehicle owners as another positive step…
University students to require environmental credits
Under a new letter of understanding between the Ministry of Science and the Department of the Environment, all university majors will have…
Ebtekar: Green economy will reduce environmental risks
Tehran, Dec 31, IRNA – Massoumeh Ebtekar, the head of Iran’s Department of the Environment, warned about Persian Gulf’s environmental degradation caused…
Tehran makes strides to increase city green spaces
The head of Tehran Parks and Green Spaces says there are 15 square metres of green space per citizen in Tehran, which…
Iran, Italy sign MoU to boost environmental cooperation
Iran and Italy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote their cooperation on environmental issues, Press TV reports. The cooperation…
Industrial polluters on new list expected to pay damage tax
Iran’s Department of the Environment has made a list of 3,100 industrial polluters across the country with most of them found respectively…
Benzene, highly pollutant
TEHRAN August 25 (Shana)–A senior official at Iran’s Department of the Environment has said that the highly pollutant benzene is widely used…
Plan approved to dismantle dams, replenish lakes
Iran’s Department of the Environment had announced that the minister of power has accepted the plan to dismantle a number of dams…
DOE, Education Ministry sign environmental agreement
Zistboom: The Department of the Environment (DOE) and Education Ministry have signed an agreement on environmental protection in Hajar High School of Tehran.…