Photos: Heaven on earth in Northwestern Iran
MNA | Behnam Yousefi: Neor Lake is located in a mountainous area 48km southeast of the Iranian northwestern city of Ardabil, in…
Tag Archives: Iran’s environment
Springtime rainfalls fill 82% of Iranian dams
MNA – Exceptional rainfalls in the past two months across Iran have raised the water levels in the country’s dams, and 82%…
Call for action to save Bisheh-Dalan wetland
Financial Tribune – Unless urgent action is taken by the government, Bisheh-Dalan wetland in Lorestan Province will soon die out, a report…
$37m in NDFI loans for environmental projects
Financial Tribune- Bank Sepah has pledged to allocate some $37 million from the resources of the National Development Fund of Iran under…
IKCO says planning green cars
Financial Tribune- Iran Khodro says it will produce eco-friendly vehicles in the near future. The public relations manager, Morteza Aghaei said, “The…
Heavy rainfall boosts Urmia Lake inflow
Financial Tribune- Following heavy rainfall in West Azarbaijan Province over the past several days, some 80 million cubic meters of water have…
More Flamingos return to Urmia Lake in summer
Urmia Lake and its vernal pools host over 10,000 flamingos, a figure expected to more than double in the migration season, according…
DOE to probe felling of Tehran’s iconic trees
Following the dispute between environmentalists and officials at Tehran Municipality about the felling of iconic trees that line the capital’s Valiasr Street,…
Environment’s Best Friend: Iranian dog bins trash humans leave in street
A dog in Iran has amazed local residents by coming out at night to clear trash from the city streets. Astonished residents…
Photos: Urmia Lake in red
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Lake Urmia in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province turned red as the result of an environmental phenomenon known as the…
Iran’s president urges action to protect environment
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for decisive action against those causing harm to the country’s natural resources, describing protection…
Leader highlights significance of environmental protection
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – On the third day of the national Week of Natural Resources in Iran, Leader of the Islamic Revolution underlined…
Photos: Leader plants tree on Week of Natural Resources
On the occasion of the National Week of Natural Resources, Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Revolution planted a sapling today (Tuesday)…
Lake Urmia showing signs of recovery
Iran’s largest inland body of water is showing signs of recovery following recent measures taken by the Urmia Lake Restoration Project. Good…
Official warns against spreading drought
Every single one of Iran’s 31 provinces suffers from drought to some extent, according to the director of National Drought Warning and…
Environment high priority, says VP
Karaj, Sept 28, IRNA – One of the most crucial components in the sustainable development of any country is preserving the environment,…
2400 green schools across the country: EPA official
Tehran, August 26, The Iran Project – There will be 2400 green schools across the country from the new academic year, says…
DOE chief hails government’s environmental achievements
TEHRAN June 08(Shana)–Gasoline production shutdown at petrochemical plants and distribution of euro-4 gasoline have contributed to lowering pollution in mega cities especially…
Some 35 million Iranians are affected by air pollution: Environment chief
The 11th government is taking good steps to tackle air pollution in the country; one such step is to cut the emission…
Lake Urmia blessed by rainfall
Abundant precipitation and a series of environmental measures has led to stabilization of Lake Urumia, Mehr News quoted managing director of East…
34 birds captured in Shahriar
During a raid in Shahriar, police discovered 34 live birds kept in captivity by a poacher who was arrested, said Naghi Mirzakarimi,…
Power plants to stop running on fuel oil
TEHRAN April 15(Shana)–Iran is to stop feeding power plants with fuel oil as part of its efforts to reduce air pollution, a…
Two endangered cheetahs in Tehran for conservation project
Two Asiatic cheetahs, a critically endangered species, are kept in the Iranian capital of Tehran far from their natural habitat as part of a special conservation…
Protecting environment a national duty, Larijani
TEHRAN Feb 23(Shana)–Protecting environment is a public duty and the Majles Center of Research is ready to cooperate with all environmental bodies…
Trees are sacred to Iranians
In an opinion piece in Etemad daily, Ali Yachkaschi, a professor of environmental science, looks into how ancient Iranians respected trees and…
Photos: Early blooms in Iran’s southern province of Fars
SHIRAZ (Tasnim) – Plants in Iran’s southern province of Fars produced flowers weeks before spring season in Iran. By…
The looming death of Lake Uromiyeh – and what it means for Iran
REPRINTIn commemoration of World Wetlands Week we are re-posting an Op-Ed written by the UN Resident Coordinator in the Islamic Republic of…
Photos: Goshawk rescue
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Environmental guards could rescue and treat a goshawk which was wounded in Shahroud region, Semnan Province. Goshawk…
Destruction of habitats in W Azarbaijan reduces panther population
Orumiyeh, W Azarbaijan Prov, Jan 14, IRNA – An official at the environment Department of West Azarbaijan Province said destruction of natural…
Female Asiatic Cheetah, cub sighted in Miandasht
JAJROM, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Director General of Environmental Protection Department in North Khorasan has announced a recent sighting of a female…
IRALCO to use nanofilters to turn pollutants into dry ice
ARAK, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Inventor of smart nano filtration has said Arak’s Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO) is planning to implement the…
Iran produces wood from urban waste
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian researchers have designed a plan producing wood from urban and agricultural waste. The plan has been designed based on…
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…
Norway to research Caspian-Urmia water transfer
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Research and study of the project of transferring water from Caspian Sea to Lake Urmia is assigned…
Chalous to become largest deer breeding in ME
CHALOUS, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Chalous governor announced that the forests of this city will turn into the breeding hub of deer…
Park rangers give an injured wild goat life-saving stitches
If it weren’t for the swift action of people and environment officials, the animal would have definitely died from its injuries. On…
Persian leopard hunter ends up in jail; 42 months behind bars
The man who illegally hunted the Persian leopard landed up in jail for killing the big cat, damaging the environment and carrying…
Private sector joins forces to save Asiatic Cheetah
The partnership between Dana Insurance Company and the Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) is a perfect example of the positive results…
“Green hands to save Zagros”
Dating back 5000 years, oak forests play a vital role in providing fresh air, water and other ecological services to the inhabitants…