Environment
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Iran agriculture minister, Japanese ambassador discuss bilateral cooperation
Tehran, IRNA -- Iranian Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh has said that his country’s cooperation with Japan on water and food would benefit the entire region, adding that Iran can act as a transit corridor for the exchange of Japanese products.
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Environmental issues must be addressed regardless of political matters: Iran
Tehran, IRNA — Addressing environmental concerns is essential, irrespective of political challenges, as global collaboration cannot occur without the involvement of every nation, says Head of the Department of Environment of Iran Shina Ansari.
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All countries should have equal access to latest technologies to combat climate change: Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment, Shina Ansari, says all countries should have equal access to technologies, knowledge, investment, and nuclear energy to increase the share of clean and renewable energy to combat climate change.
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Iran to highlight sanctions impact on its environment during COP29
Tehran, IRNA – head of Iran’s environment protection agency Shina Ansari says the country’s delegation to the United Nations climate change summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, known as COP29, will focus on the impacts of unjust sanctions imposed by the US on Iran’s environmental efforts.
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Zarif warns of environmental impacts of Israeli war on Gaza
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s vice president for strategic affairs has warned of the environmental damage that the Israeli war in Gaza has inflicted on the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Iran reduces 9,800 tons of ozone depleting substances: Official
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran has reduced 9,800 tons of ozone-destroying emissions as part of its commitment to the Montreal Protocol and has received four international awards from this international protocol, an official in the Department of Environment of Iran (DOE) has said.
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Iran highlights Caspian Sea countries' responsibility against pollution
Tehran, IRNA –Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkmenistan, Ali Mojtaba Roozbahani, has said that industrial activities, cabling, creating safe transportation corridors in and extracting hydrocarbon resources from the Caspian Sea are effective in the economic development and social welfare of its littoral states, but not fulfilling the commitments against pollution towards this sea threatens the life cycle in this area.
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Iranian official calls for strengthening ties among ROPME members
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Head of Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh has said that strengthening ties among members of the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) and the Persian Gulf countries can be effective in improving the environmental conditions of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
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SCO members can use their capacities for green development: Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Head of Iran’s Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh has said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members using their capacities can make a difference for green development in the region, as well as become a perfect model for environmental cooperation at the global level.
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Iran, Iraq to expand climate, environmental ties
Tehran, IRNA – Ministers of science of Iran and Iraq called for the expansion of research cooperation between the two countries to solve climate and environmental issues, as well as research and development in the oil industry.
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Iran, Russia review ways to enhance cooperation on environment
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Head of Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh and Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia Alexander Kozlov have held talks on expansion of cooperation in the area of environment.
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Iran ready to boost environmental cooperation with China: Official
Tehran, IRNA – Head of Iran’s Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh has said that his country is ready to cooperate with China on environmental issues as part of a 25-year comprehensive cooperation agreement between the two countries.
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Iran reports major increase in its wildlife population
Tehran, IRNA – A senior official at Iran’s Department of Environment has announced a 35% increase in wildlife population in different areas of the country over the past two years.
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Iran Oil Ministry, Environment Department team up to preserve rare turtle
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Department of Environment and the Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the preserve of the Euphrates softshell turtle, which is the only Trionychidae species in Iran.
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Another Iranian site registered under world’s Convention on Wetlands
Tehran, IRNA - The Department of Environment of Iran has managed to secure the registration of the Barm Alavan Wetland in the southern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province under the Convention on Wetlands, a move which brings to 26 the number of Iranian wetlands protected by the major international environmental treaty.
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Three Persian leopards spotted in Iran's Salook National Park
Bojnurd, IRNA – An official at the Department of Environment Protection in Iran's North Khorasan province says that one Persian leopard and two leopard cubs have been spotted in Salook National Park in the eastern Iranian province.
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Iran proposes ROPME, Kuwait conventions to cooperate
Tehran, IRNA -- The head of Department of Environment of Iran has proposed joint activities between Regional Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) and Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution.
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Iran opens its first green hotel on Kish Island
Kish Island, IRNA – Iran has opened its first green hotel on the Persian Gulf Island of Kish, Head of Kish Free Zone Organization Rahim Sarhangi has said.
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Iran, Saudi Arabia call for sharing experiences on environment issues
Tehran, IRNA – The head of Iran’s Department of Environment says Iran and Saudi Arabia possess great potentials in the field of environmental protection that they should share now that the two countries have resumed their diplomatic relations.
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Political disputes should not hinder environmental debates: Iran
Tehran, IRNA – The head of Iran’s Department of Environment has said that political disputes should not divide countries on the issue of environment.
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Raisi: UN resolutions on environmental issues must be implemented
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has criticized the developed countries for polluting the environment heedlessly, saying UN resolutions in this regard must be implemented by all countries.
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FM: Foreign interference, war, terrorism marginalize environmental issues
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday that foreign interference, terrorism, and waging insecurity and war in some of the regional countries have marginalized environmental issues.
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Iran to hold conference to discuss regional dust and sand storms
Tehran, IRNA - Head of Iran’s Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh says the country will hold a first international conference to discuss dust and sand storms in the next calendar year starting late March.
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AEOI to expand available technologies to preserve environment
Tehran, IRNA - Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami has underlined that the organization will expand technologies available in this industry to protect environment.
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Iran, Finland vow to enhance ties on waste management
Tehran, IRNA – The Ambassador of Finland to Iran, Kari Kahiluoto, in the meeting with the head of the Basel and Stockholm conventions Regional Center located in Iran (BCRC-SCRC Iran), Mehdi Khadem Sameni, called for exchange of technical knowledge and the use of joint power and expertise in order to strengthen environmental cooperation.
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2 Iranians award UNEP Art Competition in Asia-Pacific region
Tehran, IRNA - Two Iranian teenagers were among the winners of the UNEP Art Competition in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Iran reduces 9,800 tons of ozone depleting substances
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Ali Salajegheh, said here on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has reduced 9,800 tons of ozone-destroying emissions as part of its commitment to the Montreal Protocol and has received four international awards from this international Protocol.
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Iran, Iraq sign MoU to combat dust storm
Tehran, IRNA – The environment authorities of Iran and Iraq inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fight dust storms that have troubled the countries.
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Iran, UAE sign environmental document
Tehran, IRNA – Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a document on environmental cooperation.
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Official: Iranian-flagged ships possess highest int’l safety standards
Tehran, IRNA – A senior Iranian maritime official has said that the country’s sea transport enjoys the highest level of international safety standards.