70 people injured by strong earthquake in Boroujerd, western Iran
Some 70 people suffered minor injuries after a strong 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted suburbs of the city of Boroujerd in this western province early Thursday morning. - 5/1/08
World: Seeking Food Security In An Uncertain World
The future arrived more quickly than anyone expected. Starting in the 1960s, environmentalists warned that the world was about to run out of food as populations grew and agricultural land was exhausted. -RFE - 4/26/08
Iran's 4500-year-old cypress tree nominated for addition to the World Heritage list
A 4500-year-old cypress tree in Iran's southeastern province of Yazd is to be soon protected as one of the world's biggest living organisms. The tree, gracefully standing in the city of Abarku, located in the southwest of the Yazd Province is one of the region's seven historical and natural sites and is nominated to be added to the World Heritage list. - 4/25/08
Iran to expand first international geopark of the Middle East on Qeshm island
Qeshm geopark has been registered as the Middle East first of the kind in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2006. - 4/20/08
200 Crocodiles Live in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan Province
According to the latest census, number of the Gandos in the Sistan-Baluchestan Province in the south-eastern Iran reached to 200. Gando is a short-muzzle crocodile and is one of the in-danger reptile species of Iran. -CHN - 4/12/08
3 quakes hit Iran overnight
Three quakes with magnitudes ranging between 3.6 and 4 degrees on the open-ended richter scale shook different parts of Iran, suburbs of a city in a northwestern province, an island in the southern region, and a town in the southeastern areas, from late Thursday to early Friday morning, IRNA reported from Tehran. - 4/4/08
Iran's Beautiful Nature: Caspian Sea of Clouds
The 4030 m (13222 ft) Mt. Veravasht (a.k.a. Dehla) rises to the southeast of the Chalus River Gorge in the Central Alborz Mountains of northern Iran. The distance between the summit of Veravasht and the Caspian Sea shore is only 42 Km (26 miles). The western slopes of Veravasht drop 3000 vertical meters (10 000 ft) to the bottom of the Chalus River Gorge -Nader Honarkhah - 3/31/08
Killer wheat fungus a threat to global food security?
The Ug99 strain of the killer wheat fungus (stem rust), which recently infected wheat farms in western Iran, is a serious threat to global food security, agricultural scientists have warned. They have said the fungus may affect additional wheat-producing countries. -IRIN - 3/28/08
Quake hit Khalkhal in northwestern Iran
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale trembled Khalkhal in Ardebil province on Sunday. -IRNA - 3/24/08
Iran's drug seizure, 95 percent of world drug haul: Police commander
A police commander announced in Tehran on Monday that Iran's drug haul this year, up by 51 percent compared to the past year, includes 95 percent of the world total drug discoveries. - 3/17/08
The taste of excess: Can we save the prized Caspian sturgeon?
If the current demand for caviar continues, the prized Caspian sturgeon will be extinct in just 14 years. Can we save it and still enjoy one of nature's greatest luxuries? -Independent - 3/6/08
Quake trembles Persian Gulf island of Qeshm
An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale suburbs of the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran, Saturday evening. -IRNA - 3/2/08
An extremely cold winter in Iran
During 18 days from 10 to 27 January 2008, the minimum temperature in Tehran was continuously less than -5C; the lowest temperature recorded was -11C, while the maximum temperature was below 0C for 12 days. The lowest temperature recorded in Iran during this period was -32C. - 2/22/08
Photos: Migration of birds to Qeshm island in Persian Gulf
Qeshm is an island situated in the Strait of Hormuz off the south coast of Iran and east of the Persian Gulf (2650N, 560E). Khouran Strait separates mainland Iran from Qeshm Island. - 2/16/08
Remembering IR-655: Shot down over Persian Gulf
On Sunday July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655), a commercial flight operated from Bandar Abbas, Iran to Dubai, was shot down by the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai, killing all 290 passengers and crew aboard, including 38 non-Iranians and 66 children, 8 of them less than 2 years old. -Ahmad Nadalian - 2/13/08
Dream of Peace in Persian Gulf: 15th Environmental Art Festival in Iran at the Persian Gulf (January 2008)
On the 26th of January 2008, fifty artists accompanied me and we traveled to the Persian Gulf (Hormoz Island). More than 50 local artists joined us and we realized a new environmental art event. I was responsible to select artists and act as an art director. So far, I was responsible for 15 environmental art festivals in Iran. There were many more event and projects. -Ahmad Nadalian - 2/12/08
AFGHANISTAN: Government raps emergency response commission as winter death toll rises
Latest figures compiled by the Afghanistan National Disasters Management Authority (ANDMA) show that over 650 people - mostly children and the elderly - have died since December as a result of sub-zero temperatures, snow and cold-related respiratory diseases. -IRIN - 2/10/08
Multiple quakes hit Oz and Mohr in Iran's Fars Province
No fatality and damage were left from the four consecutive quakes shaking two cities of southern province of Fars from late Thursday until Friday morning. -IRNA - 2/8/08
Iran: Quake jolts suburbs of Hendurabi island in Persian Gulf
A relatively strong earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit suburbs of Hendurabi island in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran, Saturday morning. - 2/2/08
Quake hits Oshtorinan in western Iran
An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale jolted outskirts of the city of Oshtorinan in Lorestan province Saturday. - 2/2/08
Iran, Iraq sign agreement on environment protection
Iranian and Iraqi officials signed an eight- article agreement on cooperation in the field of environment protection - 1/27/08
World land artists flock to Hormoz Island in Persian Gulf
A group of Iranian and foreign artists are heading to Hormoz Island in southern Iran on January 26 to take part in Iran's 15th Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival. American conservation artist Barbara Roux and German artist and musician Sibyll Kalff are currently in Iran to attend the program - 1/22/08
Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival to be held on January 26th
Iran's 15th festival of environmental art focusing on campaign against war and militarization of the Persian Gulf will be commenced in Hormuz island on the 26th of January. -ISNA - 1/21/08
Quake hits central province of Yazd in Iran
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted the outskirts of Deihouk in the central province of Yazd early Sunday morning. -IRNA - 1/20/08
Sonar was not the cause of Persian Gulf dolphins' death: IUCN
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) experts say Persian Gulf dolphins beaching was a result of fishing and its related factors. -ISNA - 1/16/08
Report: Second Persian Gulf Environmental Art Festival
During the last week of 2007 (25 -29, 2007) a new environmental art festival was held on the coast of Hormoz, in the Persian Gulf. More than 80 artists gathered on this beautiful island to create environmental installations and sand sculptures. The festival also included a number of art performances. -Ahmad Nadalian - 1/15/08
PHOTOS: Snowman Festival in Mashhad, Iran
Photos by Mohammad Jahanfar, ISNA - 1/13/08
Touran: A Persian Wild Ass is born at Australia's Western Plains Zoo
Western Plains Zoo is experiencing a baby boom with the arrival of a Persian Onager foal, born in the stormy early hours of Thursday 6 December 2007. The foal has been named Touran', after one of only two protected reserves in Iran where the species still remain. Touran is the offspring of mother Kashan and father Gobi. - 1/9/08
Snow whitens Loot desert in central Iran
Governor of District of Shahdad in mid-southern province of Kerman said snow today for the first time whitened the central desert of Loot. -IRNA - 1/8/08
Heavy snow blankets Iran, blocks major roads
Heavy overnight snowfalls covered most parts of Iran on Sunday, leading to closure of schools and major roads and cancelled domestic flights. Most of the Iranian cities, particularly those located in the northern parts of the country, were blanketed by non-stop snowfall which still continues. - 1/6/08
Quakes hit Haftgol in Iran's Khuzestan province
The city of Haftgol and its nearby villages, in the southwestern Khuzestan province, were once again hit by quake on Saturday. -IRNA - 1/5/08
Ancient city of Bam trembles on anniversary of killer earthquake
Suburbs of the ancient city of Bam in southeastern Kerman province were hit by an 4.2-magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening on the anniversary of a devastating quake which killed tens of thousands of people four years ago. - 12/26/07
Drought and desertification in Iran
Desertification means land degradation in arid, semi- arid and dry sub- humid area resulting from various factors, including climate variations and human activities.-Morteza Aminmansour, Scoop - 12/26/07
Rising sea levels could lead to political tensions in Middle East - report
Rising sea levels predicted as a result of global warming could have severe environmental, economic and political implications for the already water-stressed Middle East, a new study published on 10 December warns. -IRIN - 12/19/07
Fishing interactions, the cause of dolphins death in Persian Gulf
Most of the 79 dolphins had fractures in their skulls and muzzles showing that most probably the cause of death was fishing, but it was not recognizable whether industrial or traditional, Antonio Fernandez said. -ISNA - 12/7/07
Tabriz hit by three consecutive quake
The northwestern city of Tabriz was hit by the third consecutive quake in the past nine hours on Sunday morning. -IRNA - 12/3/07
Iran ranks 13th, US first in term of emission of carbon dioxide
Regional Manager of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Saeed Ferdowsi said on Sunday that according to a report released by UNEP during 2007-2008, the United States of America ranked first while Iran ranked 13th in terms of emission of carbon dioxide. -IRNA - 12/3/07
How to beat the caviar crisis
Overfishing in the Caspian Sea has decimated sturgeon numbers. Last year, trade in most wild caviar was banned, yet quotas are still ignored, illegal fishing continues and the future for the fish does not look good. -Telegraph, UK - 12/1/07
Russia: Oil Spill Highlights Tragic Environmental Legacy
By some estimates, it will take the Black Sea region's delicate marine environment five to 10 years to recover from the oil spill that resulted from a recent storm. -RFE - 11/29/07
IRAN: Quake jolts Ardakan in Yazd province
An earthquake measuring 4.7 degrees on Richter scale jolted surrounding areas of Ardakan city in mid-south province of Yazd on Monday evening. -IRNA - 11/20/07
The mystery of dead dolphins in Persian Gulf
An autopsy has been carried out on one of the 73 dead dolphin bodies found on Jask beaches, south of Iran. The marine deputy of Iran Department of Environment announced that a new program regarding the monitoring of the death of aquatic has been set up with the collaboration of the Environment Program of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. - 11/19/07
Color, Leaf, Kavir: Environmental Art Festival of Kerman unveiled the freshness of Kavir
According to ISNA environmental art festivals are held during the last few years in various parts of the country. The Pardiss international center has created seven festivals. Last years festival took place in Hormozgan province. - 11/15/07
Suicide or murder? Iran blames US after 152 dolphins die
When 152 dolphins were washed up on Iran's southern coast mass suicide was blamed. Then suspicion was shifted to fishermen, who were said to have beaten the dolphins with grappling irons after they became entangled in fishing nets. -Guardian - 11/2/07
Risk of Tsunamis in Caspian Sea should be taken seriously
According to researches by the experts in International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, and based on geological and historical data, the Caspian Sea, although not connected to the open sea, can be the origin of tsunamis. - 10/31/07
Connecting Persian Gulf to Caspian Sea under study: deputy FM
Iran is studying a plan to connect the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Mehdi Safari said here on Wednesday. - 10/31/07
Iran alarmed by mass dolphin deaths
The mysterious "mass suicide" of 152 dolphins washed up on Iran's coast over the past month has alarmed environmentalists, with the blame pointed at regional fishing practices, officials said on Monday. -AFP - 10/29/07
Tehran to hold the Persian Gulf conference
Iran will hold here the first International Conference on the Persian Gulf, Marine Silk Road from Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2007. The meet aims to highlight the Persian Gulf's role in the region's economic transactions and also to expand economic cooperation between Iran and the Persian Gulf littoral states and the Far Eastern countries. -MNA - 10/25/07
Putin suggests linking Caspian Sea to Black Sea
Russian President Vladimir Putin here on Tuesday suggested that a water channel be established to link Caspian Sea to the Black Sea. "Such a measure will create a potential power for transit of goods through which the Caspian Sea states would receive more facilities," he added. - 10/16/07
Iran: Spill, Dolphin Deaths Spark Alarm At Persian Gulf Pollution
High levels of pollution and an oil spill in July are being blamed for the recent deaths of dolphins and whales off Iran's Hormozegan Province, on the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. -RFE - 10/4/07
Industrial Fishing Nets and Death of 79 Dolphins in Jaask
According to "Sohrab Poshtdare" environment expert of the supreme council for the protection of environment, industrial fishing boats and ships of Jaask will be investigated today by experts. This inspection is planned to clear doubts about the case of dead dolphins in east coasts of Persian Gulf. -CHN - 10/2/07
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