Environment
Latest Environment News in Iran – Covering stories, opinions, and reports dealing with the most important environmental issues and challenges of sustainable development, and efforts to save the environment either in Iran or other parts of the world.
Construction of petrochemical complex in Makran needs permit: Ebtekar
The construction of a petrochemical complex and steel complex in Chabahar and Makran coasts depends on precise environmental assessments, said Ebtekar.
Saving Orumiyeh Lake with water from Georgia, Armenia
Transferring water from the Caspian Sea is not economically viable, an MP says.
Volunteer rescue operation to save fish stranded in Zayanderud (PHOTOS)
Nature lovers got together in Isfahan to rescue fish stuck in muddy ponds of the city’s famous river.
Ranger sets two conditions for forgiving his assailant
A remorseful offender has been forgiven by a park ranger after he promised to give up illegal fishing forever and become an environmentalist.
A man who’s put in a lifetime to clean up the environment
An Iranian retiree, who has spent 23 years on protecting the environment, asks people to do something in exchange for the calm they get from the environment.
Persian leopards in Tandooreh National Park are thriving
Images captured on camera of female leopards with their cubs show efforts to protect the big cats are succeeding in Tandooreh National Park.
Rare Pallas’s cats seen in northeastern Iran (PHOTOS)
After sightings of a leopard-like animal by the locals in a town in North Khorasan Province, the provincial Environment Department sent some experts to...
Climate change causes spread of dust in region
Iraq, Jordan, Syria and the Arabian Peninsula are the major foreign centers for the dust pollution in Iran, the director of the Iranian Environment Department said.
Gov’t attaches great importance to environment: Rouhani
The president said settlement of environmental problems and conservation of natural resources requires a balanced use of nature and technology, promotion of culture and investment.
UN welcomes Iran’s proposals on dust particles: Ebtekar
Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoomeh Ebtekar said on Saturday that Iran has suggested the UN ways of eliminating dust particles problem worldwide.
Alligator makes it to industrial no-go zone (PHOTOS)
Images of an alligator in a gas facility in southern Iran.
Iran, Germany to sign agreement on forestry cooperation
Iran and Germany are planning to sign an agreement to boost cooperation between the two countries in the field of forests and forestry.
Science can solve the problem of particles
Iran-based UN Resident Coordinator says Middle Eastern countries should admit that particles pose a grave threat and they need collaborative efforts to solve the environmental problem.
Qeshm Island’s Geo-park Museum, Prominent One in Iran
The Geo-Park Museum on Qeshm Island is home to more than 3,000 animal species.
Some 35 million Iranians are affected by air pollution: Environment chief
The 11th government is taking good steps to tackle air pollution in the country; one such step is to cut the emission of hazardous gases in cooperation with the Oil Ministry, said Ebtekar.
Planting trees to remember the dead
The tree-planting event organized by Zoroastrians in cooperation with Tehran Municipality.
Video on killing stray dogs goes viral, sparking protest
Iran’s environment chief has condemned the savage killing of stray dogs in Shiraz, calling for a fitting punishment for the perpetrators.
Environmentalists clean up nature in northern Iran
Following concerted efforts by a number of Iranian environmentalists, a forested hill in northern Iran was cleared of garbage.
A plea by deputy environment chief before Afghan president visits Iran
Environmental issues must be discussed in the upcoming meetings between Iranian and Afghan officials, a deputy environment chief said.
Golestan environmental police take over stranded bear cubs
The mother might have been killed by poachers or some locals and an investigation is underway to figure out what has become of her, a local environmental official said.
Waste no time; we must protect the environment from trash
An Iranian environment lover who hasn’t produced garbage for six decades says people can do their share to protect the environment through household waste management.
Latest photos of two abandoned Persian leopard cubs
Officials say the big cats will be eventually released back into the wild, but for that they need to be between 16 and 20 months old.
Strangest way to sneak camels into country
Smugglers use a very innovative way to haul the desert animal across rough terrain.
Delbar, an Asiatic cheetah, might be expecting
Further tests and even a sonogram will be run in the presence of a foreign consultant in late March to determine whether she is pregnant.
Video by Iranian Cheetah Society nominated for top prize in WLT competition
The video shows two cheetahs and a camel coming to a water hole at the same time.
