Desertification and Drought
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Iran’s agricultural products increase by %25: official
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati said on Monday that domestic agricultural products have increased by 25 percent during last five years.
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Caribbean govts to fight climate change
GEORGETOWN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Fight climate change is a priority of Caribbean governments in 2018, in a region struck by intensifying hurricanes, droughts and rising sea.
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Tehran to host ECO workshop on sand storm
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) will hold a consultation workshop on combatting desertification in Tehran on 5-6 July.
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Leader:
Natural resources should be protected from ‘unregulated use’
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said country’s dried regions suffered from lack of plant coverage.
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High-profile session addresses environmental pollution
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – How would high-profile session succeed in effectively addressing pressing issues of airborne particles which have jeopardized the daily life of people in Khuzestan and other provinces in varying degrees?
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Iran, Afghanistan discuss bilateral cooperation
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Deputy-level Iran-Afghanistan talks have highlighted cooperation on border issues, especially intelligence and security, trade, and fighting drug trafficking.
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UNSG:
Land degradation to increase food prices by 30% in future
NEW YORK, Jun. 16 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June 2016, said over the next 25 years, land degradation could reduce global food productivity by as much as 12 per cent, leading to a 30 per cent increase in world food prices.