Iranian Cheetah on the Brink of Extinction
Agents of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) arrested Hooman Jokar, the treasurer and the director of the Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP), and seven other environmentalists in February.
Marking...
Iran’s Oil and Foreign Ministers Urge Rouhani to Join Paris Climate Accord
Kayhan London, Nov.18 - Iran’s foreign and oil ministers, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, have, in separate letters, urged President Hassan Rouhani to push for the ratification of the proposal on Iran...
Most Iranians Affected by Severe Drought, Expert Says
Contrary to widespread belief, rainfall will not end the severe drought that has affected most regions of Iran, according to Massoud Farzad, a water and drought expert.
“Iran’s water shortage problem will not go away...
Iran’s Household Waste Piles Up at Dump Sites, Official Warns
Kayhan London - Only five percent of the country’s garbage is properly buried in landfills, and the rest is piled up at dump sites, according to Habib Razi, the head of the Organization for...
Excessive Hunting is Destroying Iran’s Wildlife, Says Conservationist
The alarming number of hunting licenses issued to senior Russian officials and European and American hunters is having a devastating impact on the animal population and the environment, according to Dr. Majid Makhdom, the...
Majority of Iranians Affected by Severe Drought, Says Expert
Close to 97 percent of the Iranian population, meaning more than 77 million people, are living in drought-stricken regions, says Sadegh Ziaeian, the director of the National Emergency Management of Drought and Meteorological Disasters....
Mazandaran Environment Department Halts Mount Damavand Climbs
All climbs to the summit of Mount Damavand have been suspended until further notice, says Ali Akbar Yadollahi, the deputy director of the Department of Environment of the northern province of Mazandaran.
“Amateur climbers...
Tehran Province’s Surface Layer Could Collapse, Scientist Warns
The chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks and the over-pumping of the groundwater and reservoirs in Varamin Plain could eventually cause the collapse of the entire surface layer of Tehran province, according to Mehrdad Katal Mohseni,...
Iran Has 3,000-4,000 Working Centrifuges – Parliament Speaker
GENEVA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iran has between 3,000 and 4,000 active centrifuges, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency - still within the limit allowed under its troubled...
Drought in Sistan and Baluchestan Could Cause Mass Migration
Severe drought will soon force more than half a million people in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan to migrate to other parts of the country, says Mohammad Naeim Aminifard, the representative from...
