soil erosion

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  • Xerxes tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam faces erosion threats 2024-05-19 18:14

    Xerxes tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam faces erosion threats

    TEHRAN - Recent rains have created a relatively large hole below Xerxes I's rock-cut tomb, leading to a longitudinal crack across the Naqsh-e Rostam site.

  • Soil erosion rate five times global average 2022-12-05 18:42

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Soil erosion rate five times global average

    TEHRAN – “Soils: Where food begins” is the theme of World Soil Day this year, highlighting soil protection, however, Iran faces soil erosion five times the global rate.

  • Over 16 tons of soil per hectare erodes annually 2022-11-15 18:59

    Over 16 tons of soil per hectare erodes annually

    TEHRAN – The annual soil erosion rate in Iran equals 16.4 tons per hectare, the director of watershed management and soil protection office of Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, Hooshang Jazi, has announced.

  • Tehran to host World Soil Day 2021 celebration 2021-11-28 22:30

    Tehran to host World Soil Day 2021 celebration

    TEHRAN – A ceremony will be held on the occasion of World Soil Day 2021 at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground on December 5, with the theme of "Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity".

  • Desertification intensifies: will management policies be revised? 2021-11-14 17:49

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Desertification intensifies: will management policies be revised?

    TEHRAN – While Iran is facing an intensified trend of desertification, desert greening operations should be carried out across more than one million hectares of land according to the Sixth National Development Plan (2016-2021), but the progress has been much less than projected.