Iranian Sites are Offering Wild Animals for Sale Online, Official Says
Iranian Cyberpolice has identified 29 cases of illegal wildlife trade on the internet so far, according to Colonel Jamshid Mohabat-Khani, the commander of the Environmental Protection Unit of Iran’s Department of Environment.
“Even reputable online...
Data on Iranian Cheetah Population Curtailed by Wildlife Camera Restrictions
By Azadeh Karimi
Information on the population of the Asiatic cheetah in Iran is incomplete because of severe restrictions on the number of camera traps that can be used in wildlife sanctuaries, according to Morteza Eslami,...
Southern Iran Ravaged by Locust Swarms
April 16, 2019 - Swarms of desert locusts (short-horned grasshoppers) have attacked farmland in the southern and southeastern provinces of Hormozgan, Bushehr, Kerman, Fars and Sistan, and Baluchestan as well as Qeshm Island.
Millions of...
Iranians Join UN Campaign to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Every year, June 5 marks World Environment Day (WED), also known as Eco Day. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 following the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. The conference...
Landslides Threaten Flood-Stricken Provinces in Iran, News Agency Says
April 29, 2019 - Landslides threaten 117 villages in the Iranian provinces worst hit by recent flash floods, Khabar Online news agency has said. According to the report, 92 villages in the southern province...
Iranian Judiciary Postpones Court Date for Jailed Environmentalists
The Iranian Judiciary has postponed the trial of eight environmentalists jailed since January 2018 to an unspecified date following the Nowruz holidays (Iranian New Year starting March 21), according to the Islamic Republic News...
Exclusive: IRGC’s Obsession With Cloud Seeding
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the Ministry of Defence and the Energy Ministry will join forces to develop the country’s cloud seeding capabilities, the Tasnim News Agency reported on February 17.
This announcement is...
Iran Water Shortage Is Subject of Alarming German Newspaper Report
In less than 20 years, severe water shortage and drought has turned vast regions of Iran into deserts. Many Iranians blame the government for mismanaging crucial environmental problems, including the rapid desertification of large...
An Exclusive Report On the Kermanshah Earthquake
On November 12, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck Kermanshah Province in northwestern Iran, near the Iraqi border, killing more than 400 people. More than two weeks later, many people in the...
Youth Killed in Iran Water Crisis Protests
DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) - A young man was shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran, a local official said on Saturday, blaming armed protesters for the shooting, state...
