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2019-08-25 19:47
Safeguarding our vanishing treasure; National Park of Lake Urmia
TEHRAN – The National Park of Lake Urmia, home to several precious species and amongst 59 biosphere reserve areas, is severely threatened by many years of drought so that it needs to be restored urgently to avoid the extinction of highly adapted species.
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2019-07-26 22:41
Urmia Lake’s current condition desirable; is it temporary?
TEHRAN – Heavy rainfall doused the country this year, made many of us to forget water scarcity and dying of Urmia Lake; many believe that the crisis has already been resolved, while deputy environment chief Masoud Tajrishi told Khabaronline on Wednesday that there is not much time left to resolve the issue and “we need to act as soon as possible.’”
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2019-07-07 20:06
DOE plans to conserve Lake Urmia islands ecosystem
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) will implement four plans on reviving the endangered ecosystem and wildlife of the Lake Urmia islands, Hamid Zohrabi, DOE deputy chief for natural environment and biodiversity directorate, announced.
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2019-05-31 17:01
‘Water level at Lake Urmia unprecedented for the past decade’
TEHRAN — The level of water at Lake Urmia, a body of water located in northwestern Iran, is unprecedented for the past 10 years, an official with West Azarbaijan province’s department of environment has said.
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2019-05-22 19:30
Salt harvesting; a way of survival for Lake Urmia
TEHRAN – The results of recent studies showed that salts encrusted the Lake Urmia’s bed are required to be extracted to prevent from reduction of water level and becoming a salt flat, deputy chief of the Department of Environment (DOE), Masoud Tajrishi, has said.
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2019-05-21 12:01
‘Consistent supply of water to Lake Urmia only way to save it’
TEHRAN — Consistent supply of water to Lake Urmia is the only solution to save the lake, head of the provincial department for the Lake Urmia restoration program in West Azarbaijan province has said.
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2019-05-11 20:07
Is Lake Urmia on fast track to total restoration?
TEHRAN — Kiumars Daneshjoo, CEO of West Azarbaijan regional water company, said on Saturday that two billion cubic meters of water is released from the dams surrounding the Lake Urmia increasing the volume of water at the lake to more than 5.3 billion cubic meters.
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2019-05-09 00:55
Attempts to revive Lake Urmia using technology
TEHRAN – The vice presidency for science and technology will take measures in accordance with Lake Urmia restoration utilizing technology advances, IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
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2019-05-08 19:45
Thousands-year-old vase to be unveiled in Ardebil
TEHRAN – On May 18, concurrent with the International Museum Day, a three-thousand-year-old silver vase, which was recently found in Iran’s Ardebil province, will be unveiled in museum exhibition, provincial tourism chief has said.
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2019-05-06 21:34
As Lake Urmia replenishes Artemia returns to the lake
TEHRAN — After heavy rainfalls nationwide Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, sprang back into life and now Artemia, aquatic species which used to reside in the lake, returned once again.
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2019/04/26
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Too precious to lose: What brought back Lake Urmia to life?
TEHRAN —Subsequent to heavy rainfalls in the country, many long-lost wetlands and lakes were restored, among which Lake Urmia “the turquoise solitaire of Azarbaijan” was the most conspicuous.
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2019-04-14 15:36
Artemia ship once again float in Lake Urmia
Artemia ship, which was stuck on the lakebed for a long time due to dryness of Lake Urmia once again floated.
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2019-04-13 22:02
Artemia ship once again afloat in Lake Urmia
Artemia ship, which was stuck on the lakebed for a long time due to dryness of Lake Urmia once again floated.
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2019-04-07 22:04
Heavy rainfalls revive drying Lake Urmia
TEHRAN – Recent downpours causing flood that recently left many provinces of Iran submerged, have made the world’s second largest saltwater lake come back to life, as the water level of the northwestern Lake Urmia has raised dramatically.
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2019-03-16 10:56
Northwestern Kani Barazan Wetland play host to 30,000 migratory birds
TEHRAN — Some 30,000 migratory birds have winged their ways to Kani Barazan Wetland, located in northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, Mahabad chief of department of environment has said.
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2019-02-22 22:41
Govt. pledges to increase water level at Lake Urmia
TEHRAN — The Iranian government has pledged to take measures to increase water level at Lake Urmia by one meter within the next three years, deputy environment chief Masoud Tajrishi has said.
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2019-02-17 21:19
Lake Urmia water increased by 810 million cubic meters
TEHRAN — The volume of water in Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, has increased by 810 million cubic meters compared to the same date last year, director general of West Azarbaijan regional water company has said.
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2019-02-07 01:30
Water level in Lake Urmia rises by 33cm
TEHRAN – The level of water in Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, has increased by 33 centimeters compared to the same time last year, head of the provincial department for the Lake Urmia restoration program in West Azarbaijan province has said.
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2019-01-20 10:24
Viral 10-year challenge reveals effects on Iran’s environment
TEHRAN – Environmentalists took up the 10-year challenge on social media, posting photos of the lakes and wetlands drying up across the country, to raise awareness about the devastating impact of climate change on the environment, Mehr reported on Saturday.
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2018-12-09 21:37
Agricultural water use fallen by 40% in Lake Urmia basin
TEHRAN — Implementation of the Lake Urmia restoration programs applying sustainable agricultural techniques and water-saving measures, has led to 35-40 percent drop in agricultural water consumption in the catchment basin of the Lake, head of the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) has said.
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2018-11-04 01:30
‘Salt particles raising from Lake Urmia contained by 80%’
TEHRAN – Salt particles raising from the catchment basin of Lake Urmia has been contained by nearly 80 percent, Farhad Sarkhosh, head of the provincial department for the Lake Urmia restoration program at West Azarbaijan 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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2018-09-15 01:56
Lake Urmia full restoration deferred pending budget allocation
TEHRAN — Limited budget could put back Lake Urmia, a wetland located in northwest Iran, restoration projects, Masoud Tajrishi deputy environment chief and an official with the lake restoration program has said.
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2018-09-11 23:52
Digital transformation meant to save Lake Urmia: ICT minister
TEHRAN – Digital transformation in the field of irrigation can help save 35 percent of water resources in northwest of the country and lead to the preservation of Lake Urmia, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday, ILNA reported.
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2018-08-15 17:06
Millennia-old Hasanlu under restoration, landscaping project
TEHRAN – A restoration and landscaping project on Iran’s Teppe Hasanlu has been completed some 70 percent, CHTN reported on Wednesday.
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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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2018-07-28 08:47
‘Solar power plants an alternative for income generation around Lake Urmia basin’
TEHRAN — Setting up solar power plants to produce electricity can be an alternative income generation for farmers in Lake Urmia basin in northwestern Iran, Ja’far Mohseni, head of East Azarbaijan academic center for education, culture and research, known as Jahad Daneshgahi, has said.
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2018-07-19 07:25
Lake Urmia likely to revive in 10 years; building our hopes up?
TEHRAN — Chief of West Azarbaijan province’s Department of Environment, Parviz Arasteh, has said that Lake Urmia will be revived within the next 10 years, but is he building our hopes up?
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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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2018-06-08 12:47
Rainfalls to the rescue: Water flows into Lake Urmia
Following the recent spring rainfalls water has flowed into Lake Urmia, the “the turquoise solitaire of Azarbaijan”.