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2020-10-28 18:22
SDSs affect 43% of wetlands nationwide
TEHRAN –Wetlands across Iran measure about 3.4 million hectares in area, 1.4 million hectares of which, equivalent to 43 percent, have become sand and dust storm (SDS) hotspots.
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2020-10-11 21:00
Northwestern wetlands hosting myriads of migratory birds
TEHRAN – With the onset of the cold season, wetlands in the northwestern province of Ardebil are hosting tens of thousands of migratory birds, Saeed Shahand, head of the provincial department of environment, has said.
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2020-10-03 18:35
Festival of innovative ideas to help revitalize wetlands
TEHRAN – The second “festival of innovative ideas and products for reviving wetlands” will be held in Tabriz city on October 16-19.
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2020-09-25 17:26
Persian Gulf ‘aquatic kindergarten’ seeking UNESCO inclusion
TEHRAN – Khorkhoran Wetland, one of the largest and most important marine environments in Iran that is regarded as an aquatic kindergarten in the Persian Gulf has been waiting to be included in the UNESCO list for three years.
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2020-06-21 18:14
Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project finalized
TEHRAN – The third phase of the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project, which outlines key strategies for the next five years, was approved as a document of joint cooperation between Iran and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
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2020-05-12 17:53
Allah-Abad wetland hosting 30 bird species once again
TEHRAN – Currently, 30 species of birds that migrate from Siberia to Africa landed in the Allah-Abad wetland in central Qazvin province, head of the provincial department of environment has stated.
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2019-11-18 18:41
Aq-Gol wetland hosts flocks of migratory birds
TEHRAN – Aq-Gol wetland in west-central province of Hamedan is filled with water due to heavy rainfall and now plays host to flocks of migratory birds once again.
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2019-10-30 19:22
Migratory birds return to Shadegan wetland
TEHRAN – Shadegan wetland in southwestern province of Khuzestan has come back to life by heavy rainfall and is now hosting flocks of migratory birds, Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday.
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2019-08-14 20:13
Hamoun wetland restoration plan prepared
TEHRAN – Although rains have drenched Hamoun wetland after two decades of dryness, it is getting dried again due to high evaporation, hence a comprehensive plan for restoration of the wetland has been prepared, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2019-07-08 12:02
Bakhtegan wetland shrinking, flamingo chicks in danger
TEHRAN – Flamingo chicks being born in shallow waters of Bakhtegan wetland in Fars province are threatened to death due to the drying up wetland; while only the Ministry of Energy can help them survive granting Bakhtegan water right, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2019-07-03 20:58
Studies on wetlands water right to complete in month
TEHRAN – The results of a survey on granting the water right of the wetlands will be announced by the next month, Ahmad Lahijanzadeh, deputy director of the Department (DOE) of Environment for marine environment affairs has said.
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2019-06-26 19:32
Shadegan wetland water level rises after heavy rain
TEHRAN – Shadegan wetland fully filled after heavy rainfall poured over the province of Khuzestan during spring, Ahmad Lahijanzadeh, head of marine environment affairs at the DOE has said.
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2019-05-05 23:13
Kani Barazan international wetland overflows after a decade
TEHRAN – Recent downpours made Kani Barazan international wetland full to bursting its banks which is unprecedented over the past ten years, Mahabad chief of department of environment (DOE) has stated.
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2018-12-16 21:12
Rainfalls bring back life to Bamdej wetland, southwestern Iran
TEHRAN – Bamdej Wetland, located 40 kilometers northwest of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, has been filled with water after autumn rainfalls, while suffering a significant drop in water level during summer, deputy director of Khuzestan province’s environment department general said.
