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2021-07-06 17:30
Lake Urmia revival is gratifying: Japanese envoy
TEHRAN – Good measures have been taken to rehabilitate Lake Urmia and it is gratifying to see that the water body is being revived, Japanese Ambassador to Iran Ikawa Kazutoshi said.
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2021-05-15 17:40
Lake Urmia revival eradicates 450,000 ha of SDS hotspots
TEHRAN – The restoration of Lake Urmia has eradicated 450,000 hectares of sand and dust storm (SDS) hotspots, according to the latest studies.
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2021-04-11 16:58
Lake Urmia’s surface increased by over 1500 km²
TEHRAN – Lake Urmia’s surface area has reached up to 2,917 square kilometers, indicating 1,582 square kilometers increase in comparison to 2013 when the Lake Urmia Restoration Program began.
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2021-03-16 15:16
Lake Urmia restoration should be documented as a successful plan: VP
TEHRAN – The implementation process of Lake Urmia restoration program should be documented accurately and presented as a successful example of large-scale projects, First Vice-President Is’haq Jahangiri has said.
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2020-12-27 19:37
Lake Urmia’s surface area doubled in 6 years
TEHRAN – Lake Urmia’s surface area, has reached 2,785 square kilometers, indicating more than 100 percent rise compared to the lowest volume recorded in the Iranian calendar year 1393 (March 2014-March 2015).
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2020-08-01 18:35
Non-revival of Lake Urmia could cause $1,000 billion loss
TEHRAN – Although Lake Urmia’s revival will cost around $1.5 billion, not implementing the revival plan would inflict a loss of $1,000 billion to the country, Issa Kalantari, chief of the Department of Environment, has said.
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2020-05-20 21:42
Lake Urmia being revived ‘slowly, but surely’: UNDP
TEHRAN – A combination of man-made efforts and higher rainfall in recent years is “slowly, but surely reviving what was once the second largest saltwater lake in the world,” Claudio Providas, Resident Representative in Iran for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has stated.
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2020-05-15 15:55
Measures to revive Lake Urmia ‘an example to inspire us all’: Gary Lewis
TEHRAN – Gary Lewis, director for disasters and conflicts at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), praised Iran for measures taken to revive the Lake Urmia.
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2020-04-20 19:36
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Lake Urmia in best condition over past decade
TEHRAN – About 10 years ago, Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, began its gradual death. Photos of the country's largest saltwater lake were going viral those days, worrying every Iranian. But the lake is now experiencing its best condition over the past decade, turning back to the former glory.
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2020-04-04 18:26
Lake Urmia level rises by half a meter year on year
TEHRAN – Lake Urmia water level has increased by 50 centimeters compared to the same time last year, Farhad Sarkhosh, head of the Lake Urmia Restoration Program’s office in West Azarbaijan province, has announced.
