Revival of Lake Urmia cause for guarded optimism
Financial Tribune – Measures taken to revive Lake Urmia in recent years helped the flow of 4.6 billion cubic meters of water…
Tag Archives: Iran’s environmental plans
Iran pursues conservation of endangered Caspian Seal
Financial Tribune- Efforts for the conservation of Caspian Sea’s only mammal depend on the establishment of a local Tehran Convention secretariat whose…
French environment minister announces partnerships in Iran
TEHRAN: French Environment Minister Segolene Royal met with her Iranian counterpart in Tehran Sunday to announce plans for a number of joint…
France invites Iran to global environmental coalitions
August 28, The Iran Project – French Minister of Environment, Energy and Sea Affairs Segolene Royal invited Iran to become a member of…
Insurance cover for harm by Persian leopards
Rural residents and shepherds across Iran are now insured against loss inflicted by the Persian leopard, thanks to a memorandum of understanding…
Iran’s President urges long-term plans for environmental protection
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to conserving the environment, calling for long-term plans on environmental issues.…
France to work with Iran on reducing air pollution: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization (IEPO) said the country has recently signed an agreement with France for…
Supreme Leader outlines environmental policy
Tehran, Nov 17, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday outlined a 15-point general environmental…
Karoun conservation a priority
First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has instructed relevant bodies, including the Department of Environment and Energy Ministry, to ensure the Karoun River…
Ebtekar, ECO chief stress coop. on environmental issues
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – In a meeting between Iran’s head of Department of Environment Ebtekar and Secretary General of the Economic…
Iran: Sanctions relief big boon to climate
The removal of draconian sanctions on Iran will enable the country to quadruple its efforts to curb fossil fuel emissions, the country’s…
Environmental MoU with German foundation
Iran’s National Environment Fund and Germany’s Michael Succow Foundation for the Protection of Nature signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, IRNA…
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…
DOE crackdown on land grabbing
The government of President Hassan Rouhani has made great strides in environmental affairs and has made combating land grabbing a priority, Iran’s…
Dust storm handling criticized
A member of parliament has said the severity of dust storms in Khuzestan Province reflects the poor performance of environmental officials. Speaking…
Iran mulling water transfer from Lake Van to Lake Oroumiyeh
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian official announced that the country is considering transfer of water from Turkey’s Lake Van to shrinking Lake…
Senior official urges solution to regional dust
Tehran, Sept 12, IRNA — Vice-president and head of the Department of Environment urged the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to take…
Iran puts on agenda plans to revive three rivers
The director of the Environment Protection Organization has said that her agency has put on its agenda plans to revive the Kashf-Rood,…
Lake Urmia restoration to pay off by 2023
Efforts to revive the embattled Lake Urmia will pay off by 2023, according to the director of Urmia Lake Restoration Program, Isa…
Parliament approves 4 environmental bills
Four environmental bills were reviewed and approved by the Iranian Parliament on Sunday, in what a Department of Environment official deemed a…
Urmia on recovery path
in the current water year (started Sept. 23, 2014), 135 million cubic meters of water enter the critically-endangered Lake Urmia, according to…
4 European states ready for environmental cooperation with Iran: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) Masoumeh Ebtekar announced that a number of European countries have expressed their…
No reformate in petrol output
TEHRAN July 29(Shana)–Head of the Department of the Environment (DOE) says the reformate content of all the petrol produced inside Iran is…
Revival of Orumiyeh Lake to continue faster: Nobakht
Tehran, July 21, IRNA – Spokesman for the Government Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht announced here Tuesday that revival of Orumiyeh Lake will continue faster…
Gov’t committed to protect forests
Frequent wildfires in Iran have raised concerns over the efficacy of protection that forests receive. More than 100 hectares of woodlands were…
Official: $26m in global aid for Iran’s environment frozen
The head of the Environment Protection Organization has said that the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has paid only $4.2m in assistance to…
Ebtekar: Next parliament expected to adopt national approach on environment
The head of the Environment Protection Organization has said the next parliament is expected to do more for and adopt a national…
Iran keen on cooperation with Norway on climatic changes
Tehran, June 16, IRNA – Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoomeh Ebtekar said on Tuesday that the Iranian government…
Gov’t attaches great importance to environment: Rouhani
Tehran, June 7, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said here on Sunday that removal of unjust anti-Iran sanctions would lure the investment…
Iran to use indigenous drones to protect environment
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Aircraft Manufacturing Company (HESA) and Isfahan’s Department of Environment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on…
Iran raises penalties for hunting Persian leopard 16-fold
An official at Iran’s Environment Protection Organization (IEPO) has said that new hunting laws, approved by the Supreme Environment Council in March…
Water flow towards Hourolazim wetland promising
TEHRAN May 10 (Shana)–Water flow towards Hourolazim wetland that started last year has reached its second pond already, head of Department of…
Iran could turn into research hub on regional environment: Official
Tehran, May 6, IRNA – Presidential Office Chief of Staff Mohammad Nahavandian said Iran has the capacity to turn into the research…
NIGC awarded 14 certificates of appreciation
TEHRAN May 04(Shana)–The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) received 14 certificates of appreciation during the 16th National Conference on Green Services. Head…
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,…
Persian fallow deer forced to find new home
The overpopulation of the Persian fallow deer in the western Ilam Province has forced officials to transfer some to other provinces, IRNA…
Iranian Environment Department to monitor radio jamming
Head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization Masoumeh Ebtekar has said that the department is going to be equipped with radio jamming monitoring…
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…
Protecting environment necessary
TEHRAN April 15(Shana)–Protecting environment and natural resources as the infrastructures of the economy is necessary, head of Department of Environment (DOE), Masoumeh…
VP: Women play key role in protecting environment
Tehran, April 11, IRNA – Vice-President and head of Department of Environment ( DoE) said that women play a key in protection…