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2018-12-11 21:45
International Mountain Day: Mountains are vital for our lives
TEHRAN — Almost one billion people live in mountain areas, and over half the human population depends on mountains for water, food and clean energy. However, according to the United Nations, mountains are under threat from climate change, land degradation, over exploitation and natural disasters, with potentially far-reaching and devastating consequences, both for mountain communities and the rest of the world.
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2018-11-02 12:16
New nature monuments, wildlife refuges nominated for inclusion in DOE list
TEHRAN – Four natural sceneries in northwestern province of Hamedan are nominated for possible inclusion in Department of Environment (DOE) list as national nature monuments and wildlife refuges, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.
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2018-09-08 00:36
‘Local communities play a minor part in managing protected areas’
TEHRAN — One of the main drawbacks associated with the management of protected areas in the country is that local communities play a minor part in preserving these areas, deputy environment chief for natural environment and biodiversity directorate has said.
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2018-05-24 06:34
Entry to southwestern protected areas prohibited
TEHRAN — Considering the beginning of wildlife breeding season in Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad province’s protected areas, southwestern Iran, people are banned from entering the region, the provincial chief of the department of environment has said.
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2018-04-27 20:19
Cadaster to help save national land areas from land grabbers
TEHRAN — Initiating cadaster in Iran would save national land areas from land grabbers, an official at Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization has said.
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2018-04-17 20:14
Environmentalists question protected areas downgrading, downsizing
TEHRAN — A group of environmental activists affiliated with an NGO has made a statement questioning the directive from the Supreme Council of Environment on revision of national protected areas.
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2018-04-03 20:19
‘Downgrading, downsizing protected areas encourage communities to safeguard environment’
TEHRAN — Downgrading and downsizing protected areas would in fact encourage local communities to conserve the environment more effectively, Department of Environment's (DOE) deputy director for hunting and fishing Ali Teymouri has said.
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2018-02-27 20:25
Attack on national lands “colossal, unforgivable mistake”: environmentalist
TEHRAN — The recent directive issued by the Supreme Council of Environment on changing the boundaries of protected areas is a colossal and unforgivable mistake, environmentalist Mohammad Darvish has said.
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2018/02/25
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Defenseless national land areas
TEHRAN — The controversial directive from the Supreme Council of Environment on revision of national protected areas will definitely leave such regions in an exposed position.
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2018-02-20 18:56
Law adopted on selling national land area may endanger environment
TEHRAN — The recently-approved law on selling national land area will seriously endanger the environment and jeopardize the integrity of the protected areas, according to the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization.
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2016-10-05 09:52
Ebtekar visiting Germany to expand environmental ties
TEHRAN — The director of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) set off for Germany on Tuesday to hold talks on environmental issues, Shana news agency reported.
