After decades of drying, one of the world’s largest lakes is on the rise. Officials share remarkable before-and-after images ...

Iran was once home to rare marshes, wetlands, and dense forests, but decades of neglect have led to the devastation of the country’s environment. Prior to the 1979 revolution, Iran&rsq ...

Iran announced a substantial rise in water levels at Lake Urmia, Northwestern Iran, nearly a decade after launching a large-scale restoration initiative aimed at preventing the lake from drying up.

Iranian authorities have issued heavy prison sentences for at least two dozen activists from the Azeri minority since October ...

TABNAK, Jan 29: A local subsidiary of Iran’s Energy Ministry in West Azerbaijan province, where Lake Urmia is located, said that the amount of water in the lake had increased by 0.19 billion cubic ...

Building on this support, in December 2024, UNDP welcomed a new contribution from Japan to further enhance wetland management and climate resilience in Iran. Lake Urmia, a vital habitat for numerous ...

“The most influential sources affecting Western Iran are located on the shore and northwest of Lake Tharthar, Hour-al-Azim Marsh, the shore of Razzaza, Habbaniyah Lakes, and West Hammar Marsh, which ...