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2020-11-07 18:33
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Water transfer projects: beneficial or detrimental to environment?
TEHRAN – Iran inaugurated the first phase of a major water desalination and transfer project on Thursday aiming at alleviating and even meeting the urgent need of central arid areas for water, however, is it really beneficial, or is going to incur irreparable losses to the environment?
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2020-11-06 19:49
By Faranak Bakhtiari
War footprint never fades away from nature
TEHRAN – When a war occurs, casualties and destruction come to mind first, while one of the main victims of this human phenomenon is the environment because the effects of war on nature never fade away and can be seen in the food cycle and nature for a long time.
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2020-09-25 18:29
National contest to be held on environmental projects
TEHRAN – A national competition will be held on October 1, for students and graduates of engineering and medicine to test their ability to implement a team project.
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2020/09/20
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Quenching thirst of arid plains or jeopardizing nature?
TEHRAN – Transferring water from a basin to drought-ridden areas over varying distances is among the plans in Iran to quench the thirst of some provinces, while construction of such tunnels is inherently risky and can result in unpredicted events or irreparable environmental issue.
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2020-02-07 14:56
International environment exhibition to be held in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 19th International Exhibition on the Environment will be held in Tehran on March 4-7, IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
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2019-09-15 18:22
Over 9,000 Tehrani children attend “The city I love” competition
TEHRAN – Some 9,400 children in Tehran have participated in a painting contest called “The city I love” on issues related to life in the metropolis, including environment and green spaces, transportation and traffic, urban services, cultural and social issues, recreational facilities, sports, and entertainment.
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2019-09-14 19:54
Environmental education to be included in pre-primary schools
TEHRAN – Environmental education will be included in the country’s pre-primary schools’ curriculum in the new school year (beginning September 23) to prepare children for environment protection.
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2019-07-10 11:04
Iran, France discuss enhanced environmental co-op
TEHRAN – Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) chief, Issa Kalantari, and France’s ambassador to Iran, Philippe Thiebaud, discussed increased cooperation on environmental issues during a meeting held in Tehran on Monday.
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2019-07-03 19:42
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Does economic growth worth degrading the environment?
TEHRAN – Although environmental consequences of economic growth bring about numerous reactions of economists and environmentalists, there is still doubt that environment protection rules and regulations hinder economic growth, or future development has dire consequences on the environment which does not worth it.
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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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2019-05-14 22:02
Iran, Norway to enhance co-op in environmental issues
TEHRAN – Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) chief, Issa Kalantari, and Norway’s ambassador to Iran, Lars Nordum, discussed increased cooperation on environmental issues during a meeting held on Monday.
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2019-04-07 12:54
‘Flood devastation worsened by environmental degradation, improper planning’
TEHRAN – Ignoring technical issues in developing infrastructure of the water basin along with excessive soil erosion are what made the recent floods extremely devastating, director for wetland ecosystem office at the Department of Environment has said.
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2019-02-19 22:24
Iran seeking Chinese expertise for fighting SDSs
TEHRAN – Iran is going to use China’s expertise on tackling sand and dust storms (SDSs) and take steps to halt the external SDS hotspots affecting southeastern and southwestern parts of the country, head of the national working group on SDSs has said.
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2019-02-12 21:48
‘Satellite data efficient to contain environmental issues’
TEHRAN – Satellite images and acquisition of various satellite data makes many solutions available to reduce or even prevent environmental issues, while requires a timely utilization, head of Aerospace Research Institute (ARI), affiliated to the Ministry of Science, has said.
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2019-01-23 22:15
Tehran to host International Environment Exhibition
TEHRAN – The 18th International Environment Exhibition will take place at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on February 21-24.
