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2021-03-30 13:17
Thousands of migratory birds reach wetland in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Some 10,000 migratory birds flying from Siberia and Central Asia have so far reached Khor Azini wetland in the southern Sirik county, Hormozgan province.
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2021-02-01 16:47
By Mehdi Garshasbi
Let’s just say ‘RAMSAR' wetlands convention
On February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar, nestling between the Alborz mountains and the Caspian Sea coast, the representatives of 18 nations put their signatures to the text of a remarkable treaty.
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2020-06-09 19:25
Hour-al-Azim Wetland seeking Ramsar site designation
TEHRAN – Hour-al-Azim Wetland is on the way to be registered in the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2021).
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2020-02-01 20:17
By Faranak Bakhtiari
World Wetlands Day: 25 Wetlands of International Importance in Iran
TEHRAN – Iran currently has 25 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), covering a surface area of 1,488,624 hectares.
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2019-12-28 18:50
6,000 ha of mangrove forests in southern Iran undergo restoration
TEHRAN – The mangrove forests cover an area of 27,310 hectares in Iran, over 6,000 hectares of which have underwent restoration and revival measures, chairman of the high council of the Forests, Ranges and Watershed Management Organization (FRWMO), has stated.
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2019-07-09 21:32
‘Nano bioremediation on Anzali wetland worrisome’
TEHRAN – With huge sediments accumulated in Anzali wetland, a plan proposed using domestic bioremediation BioGME technology; but some are expressing worries about the technology as being carcinogenic or posing a threat to aquatic species, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2019-07-03 20:59
Water transfer system to Shadegan wetland inaugurated
TEHRAN – A water transfer system has been established to transfer water from Karun river to Shadegan wetland in order to revive the international wetland, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2019-05-18 21:44
Dam constriction on Anzali wetland; threats and advantages
TEHRAN – With the construction project of Lasak dam on Anzali wetland getting underway many are now voicing concerns or counting advantages of building the dam on the precious ecosystem.
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2019-02-02 21:17
Zarivar wetland designated as a Wetland of International Importance
TEHRAN — Zarivar wetland, in western province of Kordestan, was designated as a Wetland of International Importance on Ramsar list, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.
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2019-01-27 21:35
Iran to mark World Wetlands Day in southern city of Bandar Khamir
TEHRAN — Iran’s department of Environment will mark World Wetlands Day, February 2, in the southern city of Bandar Khamir, Hormozgan province, deputy environment chief of DOE natural environment and biodiversity directorate has said.
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2018-05-09 20:27
Miankaleh peninsula faces serious risk of disappearing
TEHRAN — Miankaleh peninsula, one of the richest ecological havens in West Asia and perhaps in the whole world, is seriously threatened as unsustainable development and conversion continue to pose major threats to its wetlands.
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2018-04-15 21:28
On the degradation of Anzali wetland
TEHRAN – There are many reasons behind Anzali Wetland’s degradation in recent years among which one can refer to poor waste management policies and locals’ lack of knowledge regarding benefits of the wetland.
