Environmental Protection

The latest news and views about protection of environment

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Nature Schools; Different Environment to Nurture Students

IFP Editorial Staff -
Nature schools are a new initiative giving Iranian students the chance to get away from the restrictions of conventional schools.
IFP Exclusive

Man Sentenced to Do Research for Illegal Use of Groundwater

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian man who had illegally exploited subterranean water resources has been sentenced by a court to carrying out some research work.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Researchers Produce Eco-Friendly Bin Bags

IFP Editorial Staff -
A group of researchers in an Iranian knowledge-based company have managed to produce a kind of biodegradable garbage bag using oxidized nanoparticles.
IFP Exclusive

Millions of Hectares in Iran to Be Planted with Saplings

IFP Editorial Staff -
Plans are underway to turn millions of hectares of land across Iran into green areas to tackle dust pollution.
Media Wire

Renewable Energy Firms Can Use Tax Incentives in Iran

IFP Media Wire -
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.
Environment

Iran to Host First UN Meeting on Dust Pollution

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

Multimedia Art Exhibition in Tehran Warns People about Threats to Environment

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The multimedia art exhibition Jazr [literally ebb tide] is underway in Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, with a focus on environmental issues, water in particular.
Environment

Iranian President Test-Drives Homegrown Electric Car

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani test-drove a domestically-manufactured electric car on the National Clean Air Day.
Education

3 Iranian Universities among Top 500 Green Universities

IFP Editorial Staff -
Three Iranian universities have been ranked among 500 top universities of UI GreenMetric World University Ranking in 2016.
Environment

Green Protest at Forest Destruction in Northwestern Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
People in the city of Sardasht in northwestern Iran voiced their protest at the destruction of oak forests by carrying flower pots.
Environment

Water Hyacinth, Threat to Iranian Freshwater Resources

IFP Editorial Staff -
The conditions of Iranian wetlands are suitable for the growth of water hyacinth, an invasive species which puts the environment at serious risk.
Environment

Deserts Should Be Protected as Much as Oilfields: MP

IFP Editorial Staff -
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

IFP Editorial Staff -
A young Iranian criminal who had been sentenced to prison will serve his term by cleaning up the environment from now on.
Environment

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

IFP Editorial Staff -
Dozens of the world’s leading companies in different fields of energy will take part in Iran’s International Renewable Energies Conference.
Environment

Rangers vs. Hunters: How Rangers Endanger Their Lives to Save Animals

IFP Editorial Staff -
Dena Biosphere Reserve in Western Iran is home to many valuable species of animals; however, the national park rangers have to risk their lives to stop hunters from killing animals and destroying the environment.
Environment

Fire at Mahshahr Petchem Complex Was an Environmental Warning

IFP Editorial Staff -
Vice-President and Head of Iran’s Department of Environment said the recent fire in Bou Ali Petrochemical Complex in southwestern Iran was a wakeup call on the importance of environmental issues and safety.
Environment

Iranians Offer Oblations by Making Donations to Environment

IFP Editorial Staff -
The drought-induced shortage of food has posed a serious threat to animals; however, in a spontaneous move, Iranians have started offering oblations to God by donating fodder for starving animals.
Environment

Persian Ground Jay, Iran’s Endemic Bird in Lut Desert

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Lut Desert, which has lately been named as a world heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is home to Pleske's ground jay or Persian ground jay as an endemic bird of Iran, an official said.
Iran in Pictures

Black Crowned Crane Birthday Celebrated

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A ceremony was held in Tehran’s Birds Garden to celebrate the birthday of a black crowned crane. The black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) is...
Environment

Rouhani: Forest Rangers Killed While Protecting Environment

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s President, in a message of condolence after the killing of three park wardens, said that they remain on the front line of preserving the country’s environment and natural resources.
Selected

Foreign Ministry Tasked with Pursuing Dust Pollution Issue

IFP Editorial Staff -
An urgent meeting to address the critical dust pollution in several Iranian provinces was held on Sunday, June 19, with 5 ministers, 5 governors-general, and the head of Environment Department in attendance. The Iranian Foreign Ministry was finally tasked with following up on the issue, since much of the dust is coming from abroad.
Selected

Iranian Official Says Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq Sources of Dust Pollution

IFP Media Wire -
The dust that has been blanketing Iran’s western and south-western provinces in recent days is coming from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria, Head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization (IEPO) Masoumeh Ebtekar said.
Media Wire

Two-Thirds of the World to Suffer Water Scarcity in 10 Years

IFP Media Wire -
The secretary of the IUESA said that some experts have estimated that about two-thirds of the world’s population will suffer from severe or relative water scarcity by 2025.
Education

PNU Students Make Gazebo from Recycled Materials

IFP Media Wire -
To coincide with World Environment Day, a group of students from Payam-e-Noor University in Birjand, South Khorasan province, have made a gazebo with 3200...
Environment

Iran and UNEP Sign Joint Environmental Plan of Action

Emad Askarieh -
The chief of the Department of Environment, Masoumeh Ebtekar, and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner signed a joint plan of action on Friday, IRNA news agency reported.
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