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2018-11-21 20:17
Illegal bird traps identified, destroyed in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Some 400 illegal mist nets for catching birds have been destroyed and cleared from some areas of Babolsar and Fereydunkenar in Mazandaran province, northern part of the country, the provincial department of environment (DOE) chief has said.
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2018-11-20 22:09
‘Jazmourian wetland restoration, DOE’s priority’
TEHRAN – Reviving Jazmourian wetland, the sole major water source of Kerman province, has become a priority to the Department of Environment (DOE), which is preparing several plans to restore the wetland, deputy environment chief for marine affairs has said.
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2018-11-20 22:07
‘Only 15% of Tehran’s construction, demolition waste recycled’
TEHRAN – While some 50,000 tons of construction and demolition waste is produced in Tehran daily, only 10 to 15 percent of which are recycled and the rest is dumped or disposed, Mohammad Hossein Bazgir, head of Tehran’s department of environment (DOE) has said.
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2018-11-17 23:19
On verge of extinction: Cheetah killed in road accident in northeastern Iran
TEHRAN – A female Asiatic cheetah lost life after being severely wounded in a car crash in Jajarm road in North Khorasan province, the provincial department of environment (DOE) public relations has announced.
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2018-11-09 22:41
‘Regional cooperation, only way to tackle SDSs’
TEHRAN – Sand and dust storms (SDSs) severely hitting the southern part of the country posing threat to human and environmental well-being, requires the cooperation of neighboring countries to be tackled, head of the international affairs at the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
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2018-11-05 09:37
Poor waste management posing a challenge to DOE
TEHRAN – While proper waste management and separation of waste at source could help create many jobs and solve the country's environmental problems, the budget requested by the Department of Environment (DOE) for waste management has not been approved by the Majlis [Iranian parliament], the head of DOE’s soil and water office has said.
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2018-11-04 21:19
Iran to nominate Islamic capital of environment and sustainable development
TEHRAN – Iran is making plans for nominating a city as the Islamic capital of environment and sustainable development at the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), the deputy education minister for international affairs has said.
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2018-11-04 03:00
SDSs shut down offices, schools in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Severe sand and dust storms (SDSs) hitting the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, has led to the closure of offices and schools in five cities on Saturday, head of Sistan-Baluchestan disaster mitigation and management organization has announced.
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2018-11-03 20:13
‘Closing industries rather than schools would tackle pollution’
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) planned to halt industries and activities emitting the most pollutants to contributing to Tehran’s air pollution rather than closing schools, during the second half of the current year (September 2018- March, 2019), Tehran’s DOE chief has said.
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2018-11-02 12:16
New nature monuments, wildlife refuges nominated for inclusion in DOE list
TEHRAN – Four natural sceneries in northwestern province of Hamedan are nominated for possible inclusion in Department of Environment (DOE) list as national nature monuments and wildlife refuges, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.
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2018-10-31 20:10
DOE chief demands UN to cooperate on negotiating Hamoun water right
TEHRAN — Over a meeting held in Tehran on Wednesday with the UN resident coordinator and UNDP representative Ugochi Daniels, Issa Kalantari, chief of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE), emphasized the need for negotiating with Afghanistan to discuss Hamoun Lake water right.
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2018-10-29 02:45
Leopard seen for 3rd time in 2 years in north-central Iran
TEHRAN – A leopard has been spotted for the third time within two years in Taleqan, a rural district located in Alborz province, north-central part of the country, ISNA reported on Sunday.
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2018-10-29 01:15
Bullet-resistant vest gets mandatory for rangers
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has issued a guideline which obliged all the rangers to wear bullet-resistant vests during missions and while patrolling the protected areas.
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2018-10-27 18:56
Intense PM pollution haunting 5 cities in western Iran
TEHRAN – Severe and large-scale particulate matter (PM) pollution heading for 10 times above the safe levels has affected five cities of Kermanshah province in western part of the country, the provincial department of environment chief has said.
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2018-10-14 21:16
Air quality app now available on smartphones in Iran
TEHRAN -- The Department of Environment has developed an application for nationwide air quality system, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2018-10-10 20:29
Iran outlaws private ownership of wild animals
TEHRAN – Iran has outlawed the private ownership of wild animals, including cheetahs, lions and tigers, and will fine or imprison anyone parading the wild animals in public, YJC reported on Wednesday.
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2018-10-03 17:32
Department of Environment opposes water transfer from Persian Gulf
TEHRAN — With regard to the environmental conditions of the Persian Gulf, the Department of Environment (DOE) has taken a firm stand against water transfer from this body of water, deputy environment chief, Masoud Tajrishi, has said.
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2018-09-30 22:22
Govt. allots $3.5m to combat drought in protected areas
TEHRAN — The cabinet of ministers has approved a budget of 150 billion rials (nearly $3.5 million) to fight drought and reduce its adverse effects in protected areas, the budget office director of the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
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2018-09-28 21:39
Supreme National Security Council to weigh up agriculture around Lake Urmia
TEHRAN — The Lake Urmia restoration program has taken over the issue of agricultural development around the lake into the Supreme National Security Council, deputy environment chief Masoud Tajrishi has said.
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2018-09-26 20:28
Bill to protect rangers to come before parliament
TEHRAN — A bill to uphold the rights of rangers will come before the Majlis [Iranian parliament], Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2018-09-25 22:37
Second outbreak of ovine rinderpest reported in Iran
TEHRAN — Iran reported the second outbreak of the highly contagious ovine rinderpest over the past 6 months, haunting livestock in Taleqan county situated in Alborz province, north of the country, Tasnim reported on Tuesday.
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2018-09-23 00:07
Iran seeking UNESCO inscription for Hyrcanian Forest
TEHRAN — Iran is seeking to inscribe Hyrcanian Forest (also known as Caspian Forest), in northern parts of the country, on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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2018-09-12 23:49
Environmental NGOs to be provided with insurance coverage
TEHRAN — The Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization of Iran will provide wildfire-trained crews who can suppress flames in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with insurance coverage, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
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2018-09-10 08:20
Leopards spotted for first time in Bakhtegan national park
TEHRAN — For the first time, three leopards have been spotted at the Bakhtegan national park in Neyriz city located in southern Fars province, Saeed Mahmoudi, the provincial department of environment chief has said.
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2018-09-03 08:53
Great concerns as bulldozers tearing down forest for building roads
TEHRAN – Long stretches of roads being under construction in Savadkuh forest, northern province of Mazandaran, has raised great concerns due to causing severe environmental impacts and posing serious threat to the life of region’s rare biodiversity, ISNA reported on Sunday.
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2018-09-03 08:47
New wildlife rehabilitation center launched in Iran
TEHRAN – The first wildlife rehabilitation center providing care and treatment for animals has been launched in Alborz province, northern part of the country, Fardin Hakimi, the chief of provincial department of environment announced on Sunday.
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2018-08-18 16:57
Iranian ships to carry message of preserving Caspian seals
TEHRAN — Given Caspian seals, the sole marine mammals inhabiting the Caspian Sea, have fallen into a drastic decline pushing the specie towards extinction, Iranian ships in the Caspian Sea will display Caspian seal image, deputy environment chief for marine affairs has said.
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2018-08-18 16:49
Iranian zoos to be monitored online
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) will launch an online monitoring system in zoos across the country, the Department of Environment’s director general for hunting and fishing has said.
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2018-08-18 15:51
Iran, UNDP prepare draft for Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah
TEHRAN — Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have jointly drawn up the draft of the Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) phase III.
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2018-08-15 17:03
Tehran DOE shuts down 22 polluting businesses
TEHRAN – While the provincial department of environment of Tehran issued warnings to over a hundred polluting business units in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21), 22 polluting units which violated the rules have been closed down, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
