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2019-11-20 16:01
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iranian northwestern national parks share incredible biodiversity
TEHRAN – The precious national parks of northwestern Iran are the most diverse of any in the country, differing from rainforest to wide shrub lands which share a great biological diversity, this time we will take a quick look at three incredible national parks located in East Azarbaijan province.
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2019-11-09 19:42
International contribution ‘not sufficient’ for Urmia Lake restoration
TEHRAN – International contribution to revive Urmia Lake is not sufficient, as only Japan has provided an annual financial assistance amounting to $1 million since the past six years, National Wetlands Conservation Project manager, Ali Arvahi, has said.
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2019-11-02 17:06
Lake Urmia water level rises by 1 meter
TEHRAN – The level of water at Lake Urmia has increased by 1 meter in the current water year (began on September 23) compared to the same period last year.
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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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2019-07-07 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.