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Iran to Use Drone for Cloud Seeding in Desert Areas

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Iran plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to seed the clouds in the dry province of Yazd for the first time, an Iranian official declared.
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Renewable Energy Firms Can Use Tax Incentives in Iran

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International and domestic private companies in the renewable energy industry will be eligible for tax holidays for 5-13 years as part of incentives to prop up investment in the nascent renewable sector, a deputy economy minister said on Sunday.
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Iran Unveils Reflective Collars to Reduce Camels’ Road Deaths

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An Iranian tyre production company has unveiled a reflective collar to help protect the lives of camels crossing the country’s roads at night.
Selected

Tehran to Host 1st Int’l Conference on Virtual Water

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The 1st Virtual Water International Conference is scheduled to be held in Tehran on April 29 and 30, as an effort to take a look at the theory of virtual water at the global level and improve the management of the countries' water resources.
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Iran, Australia to Save Lake Urmia from Drying Out

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Iran and Australia are to work together to save Iran’s Lake Urmia, which is almost drying out.
Media Wire

Lake Urmia Inflow Boosted Thanks to Heavy Rainfall

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Following heavy rainfall in West Azarbaijan Province over the past several days, some 80 million cubic meters of water have flowed into Urmia Lake.
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Iran Won’t Register Vehicles without Emission Standards

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Motor vehicles which do not measure up to emission standards will not be registered in Iran.
Media Wire

Iran Working on Landmark Project to Transfer Water to Arid Areas

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Iran says it is implementing a landmark project to divert water from the Gulf of Oman to its central plateau – a project that could not only address the country’s surging water crisis but could also help push ahead relevant economic plans in host regions.
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70 Foreign Envoys Plant Trees near Tehran (+Photos)

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Foreign ambassadors and diplomats in Iran were invited by the Mayor of Tehran to take part in Iran’s National Arbour Day ceremony by planting tree saplings.
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Iran’s Leader Urges Gov’t to Stop Importing Fruits

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, highlighted the great quality of Iranian fruits and called on officials to stop importing fruits unless in very necessary cases.
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Environment Is Everything: Mayor of Tehran

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Tehran mayor says the environment is the most important index of quality in villages and cities, the loss of which will be a disaster.
Environment

Afghanistan Violates Treaty with Iran on Border River

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In a move in violation of a 1973 treaty with Iran, Afghanistan has refused to supply its neighbor with share of water from the Hirmand River, which rises in Afghanistan and flows through eastern parts of Iran, according to Iran’s Energy Ministry.
Environment

Iran’s President Plants Tree on National Arbour Day

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and a number of other officials each planted a tree sapling on March 5 to mark the National Arbour Day.
Environment

Iranian MP Calls for Promotion of Tree Planting Culture among People

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An Iranian lawmaker says the culture of tree planting is required to be promoted among the people, stressing that planting tree saplings should not be only exclusive to the National Arbour Day, annually marked in Iran on March 5.
Environment

Return of Life to Major Wetland in Southwestern Iran

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The recent rainfalls in southern and southwestern parts of Iran have breathed new life into Hurolazim, one of the biggest and most important wetlands of Iran, which is the Iranian part of a bigger wetland shared with Iraq.
Environment

Khuzestan Problems Not to Harm Its Tourism: MP

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An Iranian Parliament member says the dust pollution and other problems in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, wouldn’t cause any trouble for its visitors in the Iranian New Year.
Environment

Iran’s Dust Pollution Originates from ISIS-Controlled Areas: UN

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A top UN official says the ongoing dust and particulate pollution in southwestern Iran originates from outside the country, particularly areas controlled by the ISIS terrorist group.
Environment

Incorrect Regional Policies Main Cause of Environmental Problems: Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says incorrect policies in the region have led to environmental problems, including desertification, dust pollution and water shortage crises.
Crisis

Iran to Allocate $100m to Crisis-Hit Khuzestan

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An Iranian MP announced that a plan to allocate $100 million to resolve the problems of Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran has been approved in the Parliament.
Environment

MP Warns against Increased Smuggling of Iran’s Soil

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An Iranian MP has warned that Iran’s soil is being increasingly smuggled to other countries, expressing dissatisfaction with the failure of related bodies to identify and arrest the smugglers.
Environment

Heavy Rain in Southern Iran Breathes New Life into Maharloo Lake

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The recent heavy rainfall in southern Iran have breathed a new life into several shrinking wetlands and lakes including Maharloo Lake, near Shiraz.
Crisis

Ayatollah Khamenei Calls for Action on Dust Pollution, Flood in Southern Iran

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged Iranian authorities to defuse the dust and flood crisis in Iran’s southern regions.
Environment

Iran to Host First UN Meeting on Dust Pollution

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The head of Iran’s Environment Department announced that the Islamic Republic is to host the first UN international meeting on dust pollution.
Environment

Rain of Starlings in Iran

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Every spring, migratory starlings head to Russia and end up in Aral Sea; however, they won’t arrive in there this year as they die on their way across Iran.
Crisis

Several Areas in Iran Gripped by Inclement Weather

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Blizzard, snow drifts, and flooding have besieged cities in several Iranian provinces, while cutting off access to many villages in other areas.
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