Iran to mark World Environment Week 2022

TEHRAN – The national environment week will be celebrated on June 6-12 under the theme of “People-based, smart and technological environment”, concurrent with the World Environment Day 2022, IRIB reported on Wednesday.

Iran asks West Asian countries to take environmental problems seriously

TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says environment in West Asia is in a situation that everyone must take seriously.

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Iran to host neighboring countries to solve environmental problems

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) will host a meeting of officials from neighboring countries in the near future to strengthen and develop regional environmental relations.

Textbooks to be enriched with environmental subjects

TEHRAN – Lessons with environmental contents will be included in twelve textbooks with the aim of increasing awareness among students regarding the issue of environmental protection, an official with the Ministry of Education has said.

Environment should not be sacrificed for political gain: DOE chief

TEHRAN – Ali Salajegheh, Department of Environment chief, has said that the environment should not be sacrificed for political gain.

Tehran hosting intl. exhibitions on environment, waste management

TEHRAN – The 3rd International Exhibition on Waste Management, Recycling, Municipal Services, and Related Industries (IWEX 2022) and the 19th International Exhibition on Environment opened on Saturday at Tehran Permanent International Fairground.

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Gradual encouraging moves to use natural gas efficiently

TEHRAN - To reduce consumption of natural gas by households in cold seasons there are signs in Tehran metro that instructs citizens to keep the temperature in houses between 18-21 degrees and that the natural gas is not “infinite”.

UN official calls for enhanced environmental cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN - UN Resident Coordinator in Iran, Stefan Priesner, has called for boosting cooperation with Iran in the field of environment.

Environment precedes development, Raisi says

TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted the importance of environmental protection, emphasizing that the preservation of the environment is prior to every development.

Iran says committed to Paris Agreement ‘if all sanctions are lifted’

TEHRAN – Department of Environment chief Ali Salajegheh has said that the country is committed to obligations of the Paris Agreement if all sanctions against the country are lifted.

Sanctions spoil right to healthy environment, official says

TEHRAN – The third generation of human rights emphasizes the right to development for all human societies and a healthy environment for all human beings, and sanctions by the powers spoil this right, Mohammad Mojabi, chairman of the environment committee at the Expediency Council, has said.

“Mother of Iran’s environment” dies at 104

TEHRAN – Mahlaqa Mallah, known as the “mother of Iran’s environment” for dedicating her life to protecting the environment, passed away at the age of 104 on Monday.

Knowledge-based firms serve to protect environment

TEHRAN – Innovation of knowledge-based and creative companies serves to preserve and protect the environment, Sourena Sattari, vice president for science and technology, has said.

Keep the environment away from politics: DOE chief

TEHRAN – Ali Salajegheh, the Department of Environment chief, has urged the world to avoid politicization of the environment, but to uphold the globally recognized “common but differentiated responsibilities”.

Senior analyst says Raisi government should adopt new strategy in face of problems

TEHRAN – Hossein Alaei, an expert on strategic affairs, has suggested that the new administration of Ebrahim Raisi to devise new strategy for challenges facing the country.

Environmental stamps exhibition underway in Tehran

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment opened a stamp exhibition titled ‘half a century of Iran's ecosystem protection’ in Tehran on Monday to mark the occasion of World Environment Day.

Ayatollah Khamenei urges all to prevent ‘great blight’ to environment

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned against “the great blight” to the ongoing process of environmental degradation, urging both people and officials to resist natural resource destruction.

Tehran meeting highlights ‘inseparable link between wetlands and life’

TEHRAN- On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of signing the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, a ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Department of Environment to emphasize the need for protecting wetlands as they play a key role in life of societies.

Defense, agriculture ministries join hands to protect environment

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cooperation in the field of environmental protection, IRIB reported on Saturday.

Environment’s share of national budget rises significantly

TEHRAN – The national budget bill for the next calendar year (starting on March 20, 2021) has proposed 12 trillion rials (around $292 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) for the Department of Environment, a nearly twofold increase compared to the current year’s budget of 6.38 trillion rials (nearly $151 million).