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Arab Poachers of Houbara Bustard Arrested in Iran

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Two foreign poachers have been arrested at the airport of the Iranian city of Shiraz for the illegal hunting of houbara bustards.
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Iran to Use Vegetation to Clean Oil-Contaminated Areas

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Researchers at the University of Tehran have managed to identify and introduce native plants that can be used in refining the contaminated soil of oil-rich Gachsaran County in southern Iran.
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Poacher in Iran Ordered by Court to Provide Fodder for Wild Animals

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A poacher receives a rare court verdict in the Iranian town of Firuzkuh near the capital of Tehran.
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Iran to Launch Special Police Force to Fight Animal Abuse

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The Iranian police intend to set up a branch to monitor and deal with environmental crimes in the cyber-space including animal abuse in order to increase its cooperation with the country’s Department of Environment.
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‘No Iranian City Will Have Problem in Access to Water in Two Years’

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Iran’s Energy Minister says the country has plans to resolve its water problem by the end of the twelfth government’s term in 2021.
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Thousands of Farmers to Revive Iran’s Lake Urmia

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7,000 farmers in four different villages of East Azarbaijan province have taken part in a project of revitalising Lake Urmia, where they are made familiar with the principles of sustainable agriculture.
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Swedish Teenager Rebukes World Leaders in New York

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A teenage Swedish activist has rebuked world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit for failure to take strong measures to combat climate crisis, accusing them of stealing her dreams with empty words.
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Iran, Austria Discuss Closer Cooperation on Environment

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Head of the Iranian Department of the Environment Issa Kalantari and Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Scholz have sat down for talks to exchange views on joint cooperation on environmental issues.
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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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