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Paris Climate Change Agreement Underlies New Anti-Iran Sanctions

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In a letter to Iran’s Guardian Council, an Iranian think-tank has warned that Iran’s accession to Paris Agreement will lead to the imposition of new sanctions against the country.
Environment

Deserts Should Be Protected as Much as Oilfields: MP

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An Iranian Parliament Member says desert is also part of the country’s natural resources and needs as much protection as oil and gas resources.
Environment

Prison Sentence Changed to 1,000 Hours of Work on Environment

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A young Iranian criminal who had been sentenced to prison will serve his term by cleaning up the environment from now on.
Agriculture

People Take Part in Desert Greening in Southern Iran

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The inhabitants of Hormozgan desert, southern Iran, have participated in programs to revive the deserts.
Environment

70 European and Asian Firms to Attend Iran’s Renewable Energies Conference

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Dozens of the world’s leading companies in different fields of energy will take part in Iran’s International Renewable Energies Conference.
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Iran’s Lake Urmia, a Good Lesson for Australian Youth to Value Water

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The shrinking Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran has become a subject of geography book in Australian high schools to discuss the issue of water transfer and its harmful consequences.
Environment

Iran Urges Global Action against Water Crisis

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Iran’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Hossein Dehqani called for global cooperation to tackle various water-related challenges facing the world today.
Environment

Iran to Use Ancient Remedy for Its Water Crisis

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Iran says it is working on a project to look for water from underground resources – what could take the country back to ancient times when the inhabitants dug deep wells to answer water shortages.
Environment

Tehran Finally Breathes Clean Air after Days of Severe Air Pollution

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Breathing fresh air had turned to a distant dream for the people of Tehran during the past polluted days, but the capital city’s air became clean once again thanks to the recent rain and snowfall.
Environment

How Reading Can Resolve Issue of Air Pollution

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An Iranian filmmaker says the ongoing air pollution in big cities of Iran could be avoided if people and officials read more books.
Tourism

Iranian Official Apologizes to Tourists for Air Pollution

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A top tourism official in Tehran formally apologized to Iranian and foreign tourists for the ongoing air pollution in the capital city.
Environment

Parliament OK’s Iran’s Accession to Paris Climate Agreement

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Iranian Parliament on Sunday permitted the country’s accession to Paris Agreement, which is aimed at stopping global warming. This came as the US president-elect is trying to get his country, one of the world’s main producers of greenhouse gases, out of the agreement.
Environment

Rangers Seize Several Taxidermied Animals from Hunters

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Rangers in Semnan Province, central Iran, arrested a number of hunters with a large number of taxidermied animals.
Urban

1.5 Milion Rats in Tehran: Unwanted Guests from Norway

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A city official says the huge number of rats in the Iranian capital have mostly come from cargo ships arriving in Iranian ports.
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Wives of Foreign Ambassadors in Iran Join “I’m Lake Urmia” Campaign

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Wives of 12 ambassadors to Iran joined the "I'm Lake Urmia" campaign, which aims to collect one million signatures required by the United Nation to help restore the Lake.
Environment

Dust Pollution in Western Iran Reaches ‘Dangerous’ Levels

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The air pollution caused by dust and particles in Iran’s western provinces, including Khuzestan, has reached “dangerous” levels. The disruptive dust storms have pushed pollution...
Environment

China Is Banned from Buying Donkeys!

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China's demand for donkey products, used in traditional remedies, is proving problematic for African suppliers and causing economic and environmental problems.
Tourism

Instagram’s Photo of the Day: Mother and Child Swimming in Lake Urmia

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A photo of an Iranian mother and her child swimming in Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran was selected by Instagram as its photo of...
Science and Technology

Robots to Combat Desertification and Repel Pests

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Researchers from the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University have successfully designed robots that are able not only to plant seeds but also to fight harmful pests.
Environment

Iranian Cheetahs’ Population Declining Rapidly: ICS

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The head of the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS), a Tehran-based NGO, said the population of Iranian cheetahs, also known as Asiatic cheetahs, is undergoing a rapid decline despite all measures taken to save the endangered species.
Environment

French Minister Visits Iran’s Lake Urmia

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French Minister of Ecology Ségolène Royal paid an aerial visit to the shrinking Lake Urmia in Northwestern Iran.
Environment

Environmental Education to Be Provided in 108,000 Schools: Ebtekar

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Masoumeh Ebtekar, the Head of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE), announced that 108,000 schools across the country will receive environmental education as per the MoUs the DoE has signed with the Ministry of Education.
Environment

Iran-Japan Joint Operation to Revive Lake Urmia

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An Iranian official announced that Japan is ready to help restore Iran’s shrinking Lake Urmia and the joint operation will start in a few days.
Nature and Wildlife

Italian Desert Explorer to Run in Support of Iran’s Lut Desert and Asiatic Cheetah

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An Italian desert explorer is going to run the impassable tracks of Iran’s Loot Desert in an effort to voice support for the national project of “Lut and Cheetah”.
Environment

No to Plastic Bags in Green Supermarket

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A true environmentalist living in Iran’s capital city of Tehran, in an unprecedented, yet praiseworthy effort has boycotted all plastic bags and intended to sell groceries in cloth bags instead.
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