Strategic plan on waste management due in 3 months

TEHRAN –The Department of Environment (DOE), in cooperation with the ministries of industry, energy, oil, agriculture, and health, is obliged to develop a national strategic plan for waste management by the end of the first year of the seventh five-year national development plan that is March 20, 2025.

Improving habitat quality for Asiatic cheetahs on the agenda

TEHRAN –The Department of Environment (DOE) has placed improving the quality of natural habitats for Asiatic Cheetahs as well as reducing threats to them with the support of the private sector and local communities on the agenda.

Climate change mitigation program on the agenda

TEHRAN –The Department of Environment (DOE) is planning to develop a program to mitigate the impacts of climate change on the country.

Mangrove forests expanded by 267 hectares in a year

TEHRAN – In the past Iranian calendar year that ended on March 19, mangrove forests in the southern parts of the country were expanded by 267 hectares, an official with the Department of Environment has said.

Penalties increased to curb wildlife crimes

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has increased penalties for wildlife crimes to deter offenses and strengthen conservation measures.

Five wetlands in Qom on natural heritage sites list

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has registered five wetlands in Qom province in the list of national natural heritage sites.

Iran to mark intl. day of combatting SDSs

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment will play host to an event on July 12 to mark the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms aiming to raise awareness and enhance resilience against SDSs as a global concern.

Head of DOE to attend Green Development Forum 2024

TEHRAN – Ali Salajeqeh, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), will attend the Green Development Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation  Organization, which is scheduled to be held in Qingdao, China, from July 8 to 9.

Action plans underway to conserve 23 species

TEHRAN –The Department of Environment (DOE) has developed action plans for the conservation of 23 endangered species and the plans are being implemented in the country.

‘Ranger Day’ on national calendar

TEHRAN – The eighth day of Aban – the 8th Iranian calendar month, which falls on October 29, has been approved to be registered on the national calendar as the ‘Ranger Day’, Nourollah Moradi, an official with the Department of Environment, has said.

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Promoting intl. cooperation to combat SDSs

TEHRAN –The efforts of the administration of the late President Ebrahim Raisi to address the predicament of sand and dust storms (SDSs), as one of the factors contributing to drought and desertification, led to the evolution of national discourse into regional, and subsequently international discourse, according to the head of Department of Environment (DOE).

Cheetahs forecast to breed in captivity  

TEHRAN –Thanks to the necessary measures that have been taken to standardize the breeding site in captivity for cheetahs, it is expected to witness breeding by the end of the current year (March 2025), Hassan Akbari, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE), has said.   

Protected lands expand to 19.5m ha

TEHRAN – Five new protected areas, measuring 230,000 hectares, have been created across the country, expanding the protected areas to 19.5 million hectares.

Iran to host intl. sports competition for rangers

TEHRAN – The first international sports competition for rangers will be held in the current Iranian calendar year which started on March 20, an official with the Department of Environment has said.

DOE enumerates measures to combat sand and dust storms   

TEHRAN – An official with the Department of Environment has elaborated on measures to deal with sand and dust storms in the past Iranian calendar year that ended on March 19.

Intl. effort on wetlands conservation to continue: official

TEHRAN –The implementation of projects in cooperation with international bodies to preserve and restore wetlands in the country will continue, Mojtaba Zoljoodi, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

67 environmental projects inaugurated to mark Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN – According to the Department of Environment (DOE), a total of 67 environmental projects in 17 provinces of the country have been inaugurated on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

Protected areas rise by 11, reach 320 nationwide

TEHRAN – The number of protected areas has increased from 309 to 320 as 11 new sites have been added to the previously registered areas by the Department of Environment (DOE).

Environmental permitting obligatory for projects

TEHRAN- With the approval of the cabinet of ministers, no project will be allowed to be implemented across the country unless its environmental permit is issued.

Iran: No country is to blame for the shrinking of Caspian Sea

TEHRAN– Ali Salajeqeh, the head of the Department of Environment, has said no country should be held responsible for the decline in the water level of the Caspian Sea.

58 environmental projects to be inaugurated 

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment will inaugurate 58 projects in 15 provinces of the country during Government Week, August 24-30, DOE chief, Ali Salajeqeh, has said.

Iran ready to cooperate with other countries on tackling SDSs

TEHRAN – An official at the Department of Environment has said the country is prepared to cooperate with other countries in dealing with sand and dust storms.

Some 2,000 houses of environment set up nationwide

TEHRAN - Nearly 2,000 houses of environment have been established so far across the country, Nourollah Moradi, an official with the Department of Environment, has said.

Department of Environment sets up SDS intl. conference secretariat

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment has set up a secretariat for the international conference on combating sand and dust storms which is scheduled to be held in Tehran on September 9-10.

Some 100,000 mangrove saplings to be planted in 2 provinces 

TEHRAN – The Department of Environment is planning to plant some 100,000 saplings of mangrove in the two southern provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan and Khuzestan, IRNA reported.

Association of environmental charities to be established

TEHRAN – An association of environmental charities will be established in the country in order to attract benevolent material and spiritual contributions and guide them to environmental projects.