Financial Tribune - It is reported that 200 dams and other huge structures (floodgates, levees) are being built on rivers that feed the lake and upon completion would take a toll on the worlds largest lake Mega structures being developed by the Caspian Sea littoral states (Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) on the tributaries ...

MNA A university scholar says that transferring water from the Caspian Sea to the Iranian central plateau may be more dangerous than an atomic explosion. The detrimental impacts of transferring water from the Caspian Sea to the central province of Semnan can be more catastrophic than a nuclear explosion, Mohammad Darvish, a faculty member of ...

IFP- An Iranian environmental official has put forward peoples demands from the re-elected government of Hassan Rouhani with regard to the environment. An Iranian environment official has, in an interview with IRNA, enumerated peoples demands from the re-elected president, Hassan Rouhani, in the field of environment. The following ...

Financial Tribune- For the past month, hardly a day has gone by without Khuzestan Province making the news for all the wrong reasons: Cancelled flights, power outages, closed schools, and many more. The cause of all of the province's woes is the relentless dust and sand storms that have held the oil-rich province hostage for years, culminating in ...

Bicycles and motorbikes have gained popularity in Iran after the launch of the project Tuesday without cars which aims at minimizing the use of cars on Tuesday and encourages people to bike instead. Recently the government approved providing people loans for purchasing bicycles. Representative of the Department of Environment of Iran, Mohammad Darvish,...

[caption id="attachment_94095" align="alignright" width="219"] Babolsar's zoo young chained bear, above, was reportedly seized from the wild in Gilan province, Iran. Photograph: CHN[/caption] The environmental authorities ofIranhave sued a zoo for keeping animalsin poor conditions, particularly for chaining a bear to a post. Iran's environment department ...

Mohammad Darvish is on an oftenlonesomequest to elevate Iran's environmental IQ, even daring to oppose nuclear power. So far Iran's leaders are tolerating it. TEHRAN His son is named after the river born where the Tigris and Euphrates meet. His wife once complained that he loved a rare species of yellow deer more than her. His realm runs from sprawling ...