Iran's Department of Environment (DOE)
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Four Persian leopards spotted in Firuzkuh
FIRUZKUH, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Four Persian leopards have been spotted near Firuzkuh County, northeast of the capital city of Tehran, a senior official at the Department of Environment (DOE) said.
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By: Morteza Jaberian
Dust storm envelops Ahvaz
AHVAZ, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Data released by the Department of Environment indicate that dust particles in the air over the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, reached 1,956 micrograms per cubic meter on Saturday, which is 13 times more than the standard limit (150µg/m³).
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Rare owl spotted in Hamedan province
HAMEDAN, Jan. 14 (MAN) – A rare species of owl has been sighted near the city of Tuyserkan, in Hamedan province, west of Iran, a senior official at Department of Environment (DoE) said.
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Iran environmental body compiling plan to protect Caspian Sea seals
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) is compiling a national comprehensive plan to protect the seals living in the Caspian Sea.
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By Maryam Qarehgozlou
On the horns of a dilemma: Water transfer from Caspian Sea to central Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Water transfer from the Caspian Sea in northern Iran to the central province of Semnan has been a controversial scheme which has put many on the horns of the dilemma.
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Rare bird spotted in southeastern Iran
ZAHEDAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Park Rangers have spotted a black stork, from a rare bird species, in Konarak, southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province.
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Cameras capture 3 Persian leopards in Khuzestan
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Three Persian leopards have been captured on cameras near Izeh county in southwestern Khuzestan province.
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DoE to transfer 15 Persian onagers to Kavir National Park
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – The Department of Environment (DoE) is set to transfer 15 Persian onagers to Kavir National Park, near Garmsar in the central province of Semnan, within the next month, a senior DoE official announced on Wednesday.
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Iran, Germany to expand environmental coop.
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – During the meeting of the Head of Iran’s Environment Protection Department Isa Kalantari and German Ambassador to Tehran Michael Klor Berchtold vowed for expansion of bilateral cooperation in environmental areas.
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All state bodies required to practice pro-Lake Urmia acts
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri addressed the national committee to save Lake Urmia on Tuesday and reassured that all state entities are required to exercise the law passed in support of Lake Urmia.
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Wildlife conservation center closed in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – A wildlife conservation center which was not meeting the required standards of Iran’s environment department was closed on Monday by legal authorities.
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Caspian Sea water transfer more disastrous than nuke blast
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – A university scholar says that transferring water from the Caspian Sea to the Iranian central plateau may be more dangerous than an atomic explosion.
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FAO, agriculture ministry celebrate soil day in Iran
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Iranian Agriculture Ministry marked the World Soil Day 2017 in Tehran.
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Iran, Belgium sign MoU on environmental coop.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Head of Department of Environment, Masoumeh Ebtekar, and Marie Christine Marghem, Belgian Minister of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development signed an MoU on environmental cooperation.
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Austria, Iran sign environment coop. MoU
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iranian VP Ebtekar who is visiting Vienna signed an MoU, jointly with Agriculture Minister of Austria Andrä Rupprechter, to expand environmental cooperation between Iran and Austria.
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By: Mohammad Moheimani
11th National Environmental Award
TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The 11th round of National Environmental Award honored its winners Tue. morning in the presence of First VP Es’hagh Jahangiri and Head of Iran Department of Environment, Masoumeh Ebtekar.
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UNESCO registers Lake Hamun as biosphere reserve
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Iran's eastern Lake Hamon was designated a world biosphere reserve in the UNESCO’s 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves on Saturday.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Long gone Iranian fossils unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Fossils which were long gone and kept in the US were unveiled in the Department of Environment (DOE) on Saturday.
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Tehran, Berlin to form joint environment committee
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – An official of Iran’s DOE told the media about forming a joint committee with Germans as a result of talks with his German counterpart.
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Iran plans to revive Hamun wetland
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Department of Environment (DOE) has said that her office is working hard to revive wetlands, including Hamun.