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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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Iran Leader Allows Gov’t to Withdraw $4 Billion from National Development Fund

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Iran’s Leader has allowed the government to withdraw $4 billion from the National Development Fund to address a range of issues including the dust pollution engulfing the country’s southwestern provinces, a lawmaker said.
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Iran Starts Water Transfer to Control Dust Pollution

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Iran has established an irrigation canal in the southwestern Khuzestan province as part of efforts to counter the menace of dust pollution hitting western and southwestern provinces bordering Iraq.
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Iran President Orders Officials to Tackle Dust Pollution in Southwest

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered two top officials to immediately visit Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran to deal with the ongoing problem of dust pollution.
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IRGC Aerospace Force Ready to Help Gov’t Seed Clouds

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force voiced readiness to help Iran’s Energy Ministry carry out cloud-seeding operations as part of programs to fight drought.
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Dangerous Level of Air Pollution Shuts Schools in Iran’s Khuzestan

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Kindergartens and schools in 15 cities of Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan will be closed down on Saturday because of heavy dust pollution.
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Photo of Iranian Man Supplicating for Rain Goes Viral

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Water shortage in Iran has become so acute that people in some cities have held public prayer sessions for rain. Meanwhile, the photo of a man supplicating for rain has received more attention.  
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Iran Gov’t Resolved to Implement Clean Air Law

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The Clean Air Act will be enforced as soon as the regulations are prepared and approved by the Cabinet, the head of the Department of Environment declared.
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Iran’s Precipitation Rate Hits Record Low in 50 Years

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Iran is unprecedentedly suffering from low precipitation and experiencing a prolonged drought and hopes for active rain or snowfall across the country have been dashed.
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Young Iranian Artist Launches Environmental Campaign for Children

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While the Iranian capital Tehran is suffering from severe air pollution and its beauties are being covered under a thick layer of black smoke, a young artist has launched an individual campaign for children.
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Schools in Tehran Closed Down after Air Pollution Reaches Alarming Level

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Authorities have been forced to shut down all nurseries and elementary schools in the Iranian Province of Tehran after air pollution reached alarming levels, a report said.
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Water Resources Discovered under Earth’s Hottest Spot

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Iranian researcher Amir Aghakouchak, a winner of American Geophysical Union’s prestigious Hydrology award, says he has discovered underground water resources in Lut Desert, the earth’s hottest place.
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1,100 Chinese Officials Punished for Damaging Environment

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More than 1,000 officials have been held responsible and punished in China for environmental damage, as China steps up efforts to fight pollution through deterrent means.
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Iran Produces Nano-Absorbers to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission

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Iranian scientists from the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) have managed to produce a new type of nano-absorbers highly capable of diminishing the emission of greenhouse gases.
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