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2019-01-31 00:42
Tehran air pollution incurs annual loss of $2.8b
TEHRAN – Air pollution brings heavy economic burden amounting to $2.8 billion for the Iranian capital, Tehran, head of the national working group for air pollution mitigation affiliated to the Department of Environment (DOE) has announced.
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2019-01-27 10:06
DOE builds underpass to avoid Asiatic cheetah road crash death
TEHRAN – In an attempt to provide a safe place for the few surviving Asiatic cheetahs, the Department of Environment (DOE) has constructed an underground passage stretching to 8 kilometers along Abbasabad road in central province of Semnan, Rajab Ali Karegar, the Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah (CACP) project deputy director has said.
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2019-01-23 09:59
‘Environmental education must be acquired at earlier ages’
TEHRAN – Environmental education has been included in the country’s school curriculum to prepare students for natural resources and environment protection, while it needs to be more efficient and acquired at earlier ages to make favorable cognitive and behavioral changes in the students, Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.
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2019-01-22 22:13
Majlis to assess Department of Environment performance
TEHRAN—The agriculture committee of Majlis (Iranian parliament) will assess performance of the Department of Environment (DOE) since 2013, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
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2019-01-22 21:44
Green industrial, service units lauded
TEHRAN—The 20th National Congress for Green Industrial and Service Units was held in Tehran on Tuesday during which green industrial and service producing units were lauded, ISNA news agency reported.
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2019-01-20 22:54
Tehran mayor calls on universities to cooperate on proper waste management
TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, Tehran’s mayor, has called on academics to cooperate on waste management, which has turned into the capital’s main challenge along with air pollution, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-16 09:54
DOE, ICT Ministry to prevent, fight wildfires in Golestan National Park
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) and the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to contain natural disasters such as wildfires using modern technologies in Golestan National Park, northern Iran.
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2019-01-13 22:28
DOE not convinced to transfer water from Caspian Sea
TEHRAN— Studies carried out so far has not yet convinced the Department of Environment (DOE) to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to central Iran, Parvin Farshchi, deputy director of the DOE for marine affairs has said.
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2019-01-13 22:19
National plan for safeguarding Caspian seal drafted
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) is preparing a national action plan on preserving the relict species of Caspian seal in cooperation with the responsible organizations, Mehr reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-11 21:23
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Be on the horns of a dilemma: Water transfer from Caspian Sea to central Iran
TEHRAN— Water transfer from Caspian Sea in northern Iran to the central province of Semnan has been a controversial scheme which has put many on the horns of the dilemma.
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2019-01-02 21:03
DOE calls on ISRC to become warning center for environment
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) chief Issa Kalantari has called on the Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC) to become a warning center for the environment and natural resources.
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2018-12-29 21:12
DOE’s next year budget seen to rise by 47%
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) will receive a budget rise by 47 percent as proposed in the budget bill for the next calendar year (starting on March 21, 2019), an official with the DOE has said.
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2018-12-29 00:09
Only 2 weeks of clean air quality for Tehraners this year
TEHRAN — Tehraners have experienced a fortnight of clean air quality since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), an official with Department of Environment has said.
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2018-12-08 23:01
Whooper swans come to northern Iran two weeks earlier
TEHRAN – Whooper swans, the last group of migratory birds spending winter in northern Iran, landed in Miankaleh wetland in eastern part of Mazandaran province two weeks earlier, deputy director for the provincial department of environment (DOE) has said.
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2018-12-07 21:58
‘Iran falling short of 5,300 rangers’
TEHRAN — Iran is facing shortage of 5,300 rangers, as there should be 8,500 rangers protecting the country’s natural resources and environment, however, there are 3,200 rangers working in the country.
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2018-12-05 10:20
Green taxes not used for environmental development’
TEHRAN – While the Municipality of Tehran receives green taxes paid by pollutant industries, the money is not used for developing the environment or improving the industries, Ali Moridi, head of department of environment’s (DOE) soil and water office has said.
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2018-11-29 02:12
Rare Corsac fox coming to the verge of extinction
TEHRAN – The Corsac fox, a small intelligent hunter, having a limited range in Turkmen Sahara, northeastern Iran, is endangered due to habitat fragmentation and lack of safety, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
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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.
