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Nature and Wildlife

Autumn in Hyrkanian Forests, northern Iran

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The forests of northern Iran are among the most beautiful ones in the world, where there are more than 80 species of trees and shrubs.
Environment

Taliban say living up to watershare treaty with Iran if there is rain

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A spokesman for the Taliban has claimed Afghanistan is grappling with a drought and that all Afghans are facing water shortages, making Iran’s right to the Hirmand River water conditional on the existence of water.
Urban

Tehran air quality ‘unhealthy, dangerous for sensitive groups’

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The air quality index in the Iranian capital, Tehran, stood at 134 on Sunday, like in previous days, falling into the Orange Category, that is dangerous for sensitive groups, on the national color-coded classification system.
Environment

Air pollution sequel back in Tehran, schools shuttered

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Once again it’s winter time and once again the Iranian capital Tehran, and several other cities, are hit with high levels of air pollution, described as unhealthy for sensitive groups, which has led to the closure of schools.
Environment

Five cheetahs spotted in protected park in central Iran 

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Five Asiatic cheetahs have been spotted in a protected area in the Iranian central province of Semnan, an official said. 
Environment

Iran says receiving no water supply from Afghan side of Hirmand River

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The supply of water from the Hirmand River in Afghanistan to Iran has been completely cut off for a month, Iran’s Water Sector spokesman says.
Environment

Iranian experts contain oil pollution off Ganaveh Port along Persian Gulf

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The CEO of Iran Oil Terminals Company says thanks to efforts by domestic experts, the repairing of the oil pipeline from Ganaveh coast, along the Persian Gulf, that faced some problems due to an oil leak has been successfully completed.
Environment

Wars imposed by extraregional powers source of dust storms in West Asia: Iran

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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stated one of the main reasons behind sand and dust storms in West Asia is the wars imposed on the region by extraregional powers.
Environment

Iran president urges forming joint fund to finance environmental measures, tackle dust storms

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The Iranian president has called for the establishment of a joint international fund to tackle dust particulates.
Environment

Iran seeking joint action with Saudi Arabia on sand storms

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Iran mulls a joint action with Saudi Arabia to contain the sand and dust storms that emanate from the Arab country’s Empty Quarter desert, according to head of the Iranian Department of Environment.
Environment

Premature fall in summer in Isfahan

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Climatic changes, drought, temperature stress and lack of water flow in the landmark Zayandehroud River have led to chlorosis, or yellowing of normally green leaves, and premature fall of plantain trees in recent years in Isfahan.
Environment

Iran cleaning up oil spill in Genaveh, Persian Gulf

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Work is under way to clean up two large stretches of oil patches off the southern Iranian port city of Genaveh in  the Persuan Gulf, head of Iran’s Environment Protection Organization said.
Environment

Iranian environmental chief denies claim Lake Urmia on cusp of death

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Head of Iranian Environment Protection Organization says Lake Urmia in Iran’s West Azerbaijan Province, is not on the verge of dying.
Environment

Oil stains spotted in Iran’s Grenaveh port city, Persian Gulf

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The head of the environmental protection department in the Iranian port city of Genaveh has reported the presence of oil stains in the sea and on the coast along the Persian Gulf.
Environment

Strange, but real, haze in Iran’s Mazandaran Province

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Horizontal visibility in parts of Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, has decreased to only 500 meters.
Nature and Wildlife

Tehran Wildlife Clinic treating stray animals

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The Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic at Pardisan Park located in the northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran, admits lost animals which have been strayed from their natural habitats due to unfavorable geographical conditions or smuggling.
Environment

Hoor-al-Azim’s gradual death dashes hopes of revival

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Hoor al-Azim, Iran’s largest border wetland on the border with Iraq, is dying a gradual death, latest images by Iran’s Students News Agency (ISNA) show.
Foreign Policy

Special Envoy for Afghanistan urges fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from Hirmand

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The Iranian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has called for the fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River, also known as Helmand.
Environment

Russia announces readiness to cooperate with Iran on Caspian Sea water level

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Head of Russia’s Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Igor Shumakov has stated that Moscow is ready to work with Tehran to monitor the decreasing water levels of the Caspian Sea.
Environment

Environmentalist: Anzali Wetland in northern Iran likely to dry up soon

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An Iranian environment activist has warned the Anzali Wetland in the north of the country will reduce to isolated, shallow ponds in five years’ time.
Environment

Iran’s mission to UN warns of shrinking coastline of Caspian Sea

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Iran’s mission to the UN office in Geneva has cautioned that the Caspian Sea’s water level has been dropping according to satellite images provided by the Iranian Space Agency.
Environment

Adult brown bear spotted in Iran’s Gilvandroud forest heights

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In a recent development, footage capturing the majestic presence of an adult brown bear has been released, shedding light on the remarkable wildlife thriving in the forest heights of Gilvandroud in Guilan Province, northern Iran.
Environment

Unprecedented drought in Mazandaran Province, as revealed by pictures

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Drought in Mazandaran is spreading along with the threat to food security. Mazandaran Province in northern Iran is experiencing its driest days in the last 10 years.
Environment

Iranian MP warns of crisis if Lake Urmia dies

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An Iranian MP has warned that Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran is at its most critical point in 50 years.
Environment

Researcher: Water levels at Caspian Sea predicted to drop by 2100

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Water levels at the Caspian Sea are projected to drop and its surface area to dwindle by the year 2100, surveys indicate.
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