Soil erosion in Iran is so intense that it is costing the country $56 billion every year, says Mohammad Darvish, an official at the Department of Environment.
On average, soil erosion in Iran is three times greater than other Asian countries, and it is one of the highest in the world, Darvish tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview.
After the heavy rainfall and flood that recently hit several Iranian provinces including Khuzestan in Iran’s southwest, people in these areas are struggling to...
A garden of tulips titled ‘Iranian Garden’ located in Deh Vanak neighborhood, northern Tehran, is adorned with tulips of all kinds and colors during...
One of the most important environmental activities this year will be organizing and holding the Green Film Festival, says head of Iran's Department of Environment.
The surrounding waters of Iran's Kish Island are habitats for hawksbill and Green turtle species. Hawksbill turtles come to Kish waters for egg-laying largely...
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis said that one of the main UN and UN Development Program's priorities in 2016 and 2017 is co-operation with Iran in the field of the environment.
Every year, a man covers the edge of the pavement, planting tulips all along Zarafshan Street in Shahrak-e-Gharb, Tehran, as a memorial to his late mother. This year the pavement became a tourist destination with 30,000 tulips.
The Recycling Park here in the Iranian capital is made of disposable materials. In this park, statues of animals are built using dry residues and waste materials.
The Shahid Abbaspour Dam is a large arch dam providing hydroelectricity from the Karun River; it is located about 50 kilometers northeast of Masjed Soleiman,...
Zarrin Rood limestone cave, one of the most beautiful caves ever discovered, is located in Zanjan province.
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Sunset in Abadan, Khuzestan province, is so amazing and beautiful depicting the beauty of nature in the region.
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A festival is held in villages Jarreh and Baladeh villages in Kazeroun, Fars Province every year.
Amaryllis farms in Kazeroun cover 70 hectares of land...
Dasht-e Loot is a desert in southeastern province of Kerman, Iran. It is the world's 25th biggest desert.
The surface of the sand there has been measured...