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Iran Says Turkey’s GAP Project Destroys Regional Ecosystem

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An Iranian lawmaker has warned about the destruction of regional ecosystem by Turkey’s GAP (South Eastern Anatolian) Project, saying that the dam construction project is a Zionist plot.
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Tabriz Pioneer in Curbing Use of Plastic Bags

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The city of Tabriz, a city in the northwestern Iran and the Tourism Capital of Muslim world in 2018, has started an initiative to encourage people to stop using plastic bags.
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Kaveh Madani; Outcast Genius or Fugitive Agent?

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Kaveh Madani, a senior Iranian water expert who left the Imperial College of London to serve as deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment, recently left his office after a few months over what he called the hard-liners’ pressure.
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27 Provinces in Iran Spending Their Driest Year Ever

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A quick review of the reports on precipitation in Iran over the past month indicates that 27 provinces across the country will experience their worst-ever drought throughout the current year.
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Iran FM, UNGA Chief Discuss Dust Pollution

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the current president of the UN General Assembly have sat down for talks in New York.
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Apocalyptic Dust Storm Hits Iran’s Yazd (+Video)

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A devastating and horrific dust storm swept over Yazd province in central Iran on Monday.
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Low Toll Fees in Iran Turn Cars into Capital Goods

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Automobiles are regarded as capital goods in Iran as they are expensive and at the same time economical to maintain.
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Iran Bans Rice Cultivation in Dry Provinces

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Iranian Minster of Energy Reza Ardakanian says the government has decided to ban the cultivation of rice in any province other than the ones in the north in a bid to control the serious water crisis across the country.
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Two-Fifth of Drying Lake Urmia Filled with Water

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The water level of the dying Lake Urmia in north-western Iran has elevated by four centimetres compared with the previous year, said Masoud Baqerzadeh Karimi , Deputy Head of Iran's Department of Environment.
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Iranians Go on Outdoor Picnics to Celebrate Nature Day

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Iranian people have gone for a picnic at parks or in the countryside on Monday to mark Sizdah-bedar, an ancient festival in celebration of the 13th day of spring, which is an official holiday in Iran known as the Nature Day in the calendar.
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Iran’s Northern Forests Burning in Fire (+Video)

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Jungles in parts of Gilan province in northern Iran caught fire on Saturday night, a provincial official said, leaving no casualties but consuming hundreds of hectares of forests.
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First Vertical Garden of Mideast Being Built in Iran’s Shiraz (+Video)

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Amid the ongoing water crisis in the Middle East, an Iranian architectural group at the request of Shiraz municipality has designed modern vertical gardens which are irrigated by the gray water of the tower’s recycling and hydroponic system.
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2,700 NGOs Working in Iran on Women, Family Affairs: VP

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Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs says the hundreds of governmental and non-governmental organizations working in the fields of women rights are ‘national assets’ of the country.
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Iranian Judge Sentences Convicts to Plant Trees

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Doing community services as a punishment, especially for convicts of misdemeanors, is becoming more and more prevalent in Iran, where a judge has so far ordered offenders to plant more than 10,000 trees if they want to avoid spending their time behind bars.
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IRGC Chief Says Basij Forces Ready to Plant Trees across Iran

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The Basij (voluntary) forces that are under command of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are ready to assist with tree planting programs across Iran, IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said.
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Tackling Environmental Issues Needs Global Cooperation: Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the settlement of the world’s environmental problems is not what a single country can do single-handedly.
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Iran’s Larijani Plants Olive Sapling as Sign of Peace on Arbour Day

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has planted an olive sapling at the onset of the National Week of Natural Resources as a sign of peace.
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Iran’s Leader, President Plant Saplings on Arbour Day

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have planted saplings on Arbour Day.
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Snipers with Air Guns Deployed to Take on Tehran Rats (+Video)

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Tehran Municipality is sending sniper squads equipped with night-vision air rifles to solve the capital city’s rodent problem, which seems to have grown to epic proportions as of late.
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Iran Hosts Traditional Contests in Honour of Water

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The fourth round of traditional “Kander Keshi” and “Jahleh Keshi” competitions has been held in a neighbourhood in the port city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.
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Iran Energy Minister Welcomes IRGC’s Cooperation in Cloud Seeding

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Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the ministry welcomes the idea of seeding clouds raised by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Japan to Help Cut Air Pollution in Smog-Choked Tehran

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Based on a contract signed on Monday, Japan is to run a joint project with Iran to decrease air pollution in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
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Iran Arrests Several Environmentalists for Espionage

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Tehran's prosecutor says Iranian security forces have identified and arrested several people in connection with a spying case.
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Iran Opens New Solar Power Plant in Yazd

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The first solar power plant in Iran’s Yazd province, jointly financed by Iran and Germany, was officially inaugurated on Saturday, February 3.
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Iran FM, UN Official Discuss Issue of Sandstorms

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UN Under-Secretary General Shamshad Akhtar, who is also the Executive Secretary of the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), has held talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran.
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