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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.
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2018-08-15 10:00
Cheetah cub wounded in car crash suffers irreversible spinal cord injury
TEHRAN — An Asiatic cheetah cub which had been wounded on August 7 in a car accident on Abbasabad-Mayami road, north-central Semnan province, has suffered irreversible spinal cord injury, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2018-08-11 09:06
Telling people the truth about water problem a must: DOE chief
TEHRAN – The chief of the Department of Environment Issa Kalantari has said that the government must tell the people the truth about water shortage as a serious challenge the country is facing.
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2018-08-08 09:04
Iranian ranger shot dead in armed conflict with poachers
TEHRAN – Iranian ranger, Ali Khajavi, lost his life after getting shot in an armed conflict with poachers in the southeastern province of Kerman, the chief of provincial department of environment announced on Monday.
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2018-08-05 08:42
Plan approved to fight SDSs in Tehran province
TEHRAN — A plan to tackle sand and dust storms (SDSs) hitting Tehran province has been approved, said the provincial department of environment’s (DOE) deputy director for technical affairs.
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2018-08-01 18:41
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
No water transfer to Lake Urmia: DOE chief
TEHRAN — Talking about Lake Urmia, a body of water shared between East and West Azarbaijan provinces in northwestern Iran, chief of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) put emphasis on the fact that no water transfer scheme is underway for restoration of the lake.
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2018-08-01 09:51
Tehran’s DOE to investigate reasons for ozone pollution
TEHRAN – Tehran province’s department of environment will hold a meeting to address the effects of temperature rise in increased ozone gas index (O3), the DOE’s deputy director for monitoring pollutants has said.
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2018-07-23 09:38
Ovine rinderpest in southeastern Iran under control
TEHRAN – Ovine rinderpest outbreak which had occurred in the southeastern province of Kerman, has been controlled to some extent, said the head of Kerman province department of environment.
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2018-07-22 09:13
Poor environmental policies lead to degradation of wetlands in Iran
TEHRAN – Poor policies currently being carried out in Iran are the main reason behind the degradation of many wetlands in the country, an environmental official has said.
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2018-07-18 09:52
‘Rangelands on the verge of degradation in Iran’
TEHRAN – In recent years, soil erosion, climate change, drought spells, overexploitation as well as over-grazing have led to the degradation of many rangelands in Iran, an official with the Department of Environment has said.
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2018-07-11 09:21
Iran to launch 100-day water and wetland scheme
TEHRAN – A 100-day environmental schemewith the theme of "water and wetlands" will be launched in Iran, an official at Department of Environment (DOE) said on Sunday.
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2018-07-05 12:12
MP proposes water, environment, natural resources ministry
TEHRAN — MP Abbas Papizadeh has proposed creation of a new ministry for water, environment, and natural resources aiming to supervise the current trend of environmental predicaments the country is facing.
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2018-06-30 09:10
Climate change takes center stage: 42% of islands in southern Iran could be underwater in 50 years
TEHRAN — Climate change is threatening to swamp some 42 percent of the islands in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran, in as little as 50 years, Parvin Farshchi, the deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for marine affairs has said.
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2018-06-24 11:32
Majlis to hammer out bill against animal cruelty
TEHRAN – Bill against animal cruelty is being discussed in Majlis, deputy environment chief for natural environment Hamid Zohrabi has said.
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2018-06-13 10:01
Villain in Tehran air pollution: Carbureted motorcycles to go into production again?
TEHRAN — While the production of carbureted-engine motorcycles was halted in Iran as of late September 2016 renewed speculation is mounting that the highly polluting vehicles might go into production again.