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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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2019-02-05 20:36
‘Water transfer from Sea of Oman entails no considerable environmental risk’
TEHRAN – Transferring water from Sea of Oman to central drought-ridden provinces of the country, provided that the environmental requirements are met, will not poses threats to the environment, Issa Kalantari, the Department of Environment (DOE) chief has announced.
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2019-02-03 22:26
Soil erosion reaches 16.7 tons per ha annually
TEHRAN – Soil erosion and pollution are the two major important environmental problems in the country, as some 16.7 tons of soil per hectare erodes annually, head of soil protection unit of the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization has announced.
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2018-06-10 21:28
Tehran Municipality implementing environmental scheme
TEHRAN – On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, Tehran Municipality launched a scheme aiming to familiarize the public more with environmental problems, Sadr-o-din Alipour, the director of environment and sustainable development department of Tehran Municipality, has said.
