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Int’l Coalition Launched to Tackle Dust Storms

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An international coalition has been launched on the back of Iran’s efforts to combat dust storms and particulate matter.
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Iranian Teacher Uses Dry Farming to Grow 4,000 Hectares of Trees

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A retired Iranian teacher has cultivated a total of 4,000 hectares of trees over the past 31 years through dry farming.
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Iran Marks National Day of Asiatic Cheetah

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Iran annually marks the National Day for the Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah on August 31, a day which was named so in 2007 at the request of Iranian wildlife experts.
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‘Green House’ in Tehran Uses Plastic Bottles for Decoration

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Abolfazl Mahjouri is a creative man living in a south-eastern neighbourhood of Iran’s capital, Tehran. He has become a popular local figure because of the beautiful flower pots he has used to ornament his house’s facade.
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Iranian Women to Get More Involved in Environment Start-ups

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Expert Iranian women are to make their presence felt in the development of energy and environmental technologies and start-up programs.
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Lake Urmia in Photos: From Gradual Death to Revival

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A photographer has taken magnificent photos of Lake Urmia in north-western Iran over a span of five years.
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Iran, FAO Launch Joint Program on Green Climate Fund

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FAO and DOE launch a joint Program to strengthen Iran’s national capacity to access Green Climate Fund for adaptation and mitigation actions.
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New Life Breathed into Howz-e Soltan Lake in Central Iran

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The high amount of precipitation in central Iran this year has revived the desert lake of Howz-e Soltan located along the Qom-Saveh road in central Iran, doubling the area of its surface water compared with the previous year.
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Art Event in Kerman Keeps Memory of Dried Trees Alive

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Wood Memory, an art event where Kerman’s dried trees are turned into artworks, is being held in this desert city’s Maths Park and National Library.
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‘EU Deprives Iran of Technology to Reduce Air Pollution’

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Head of Iran’s Department of Environment says the European Union complies with sanctions against the Islamic Republic even more than US President Donald Trump does.
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Iran’s Hyrcanian Forests Registered as World Heritage

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The Hyrcanian Forests of northern Iran, which date back to millions of years ago, have been added to the list of the World Heritage Sites of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Iran, Iraq Move Closer to Dredging Arvand Rud

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Iranian and Iraqi officials have discussed further arrangements for a planned clean-up of Arvand Rud border river in a meeting in Tehran.
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New Scheme Cuts Traffic Congestion in Tehran by 35%

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The newly launched traffic scheme has reduced traffic jam by 30-35 percent in the capital, Mardan Heidari, an official with traffic and transport affairs at Tehran Municipality has announced.
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Agh-Gol Wetland Hosting Colourful Flamingos

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Filled with water after the late spring downpours, Agh-Gol wetland on the border of Iran’s Hamadan and Markazi provinces is hosting flamingos that preferred this western Iranian habitat to Lake Urmia and Bakhtegan lake for incubation.
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Egg Fried without Fire in Blistering Heat of Southern Iran

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A video has gone viral on Iranian social media showing a man frying an egg on a frying pan using the extreme heat of the city of Minab in Hormozgan province, southern Iran.
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Scientists Generate Clean Energy Using Water Molecule

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Iranian researchers have managed to produce clean energy and electricity through the use of H2 that exists in the water molecule.
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Men Arrested for Stoning Bear Cub to Death in Iran

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Two men who stoned a helpless bear cub to death in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran have been captured and are going to face trial, an official announced.
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Iran Develops Homegrown Waste-to-Energy Machine

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An Iranian knowledge-based company has developed the first fully homegrown machine to turn trash into electricity.
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Stray Dogs of Tehran Controlled by Feeding Stations

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A plan is set in motion to establish special locations outside the Iranian capital, Tehran, for feeding stray dogs.
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Isolated Coral Reefs Discovered in Persian Gulf

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Following the fifth exploratory patrol by the Persian Gulf Explorer vessel, one of the main habitats of the isolated coral reefs (Cup Corals) was discovered in the Persian Gulf.
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Millions of Butterflies Arrive in Tehran, Create Lovely Scenes

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Millions of butterflies have flocked to the urban and rural areas of the southeast of the Iranian capital, creating beautiful scenes.
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Iranian Teacher Launches Libraries by Selling Waste Paper

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An Iranian woman has launched several libraries using the money she made from collecting waste papers across the port city of Bandar Anzali in northern Iran. She is now running six libraries just one and a half years through this initiative.
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Iranian Scientists Build Device to Convert Air Humidity to Drinking Water

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A group of Iranian researchers at the Faculty of Modern Technologies of the University of Science and Technology have built a new apparatus to convert air humidity into potable water.
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Living Fossil Resurfaces in Hamoun Wetland after Recent Floods

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After nearly two decades of drought in Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, with the beginning of rainy season in neighbouring Afghanistan, flood waters have filled some parts of Hamoun international lagoon, and that has resulted in the revival of livestock and plant species in the wetlands.
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Lake Urmia Comes Back to Life with Latest Heavy Rains

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The volume of water in Lake Urmia in the northwest of Iran has increased by over 3 billion cubic metres, increasing the Lake’s water lever by 42 centimetres.
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