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Tag: Mazandaran
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Three Weeks of Fire in Hircani Forests: What Burned, What failed, What’s at stake
Wildfire in Elit’s Hircani forests exposes climate-stressed, human-caused fires, delayed and fragmented state response, and systemic lack of prevention that threatens an ancient UNESCO-listed…
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Caspian Landgrabbing: Turning Rice Paddies into Villas
Mazandaran officials approved a deal swapping waste services for land reclassification, pulling 60+ hectares of rice paddies into village limits for villas, sidestepping legal…
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Iran’s Forest Mafia Revives Illegal Construction in Hyrcanian Forests
Despite the Mazandaran prosecutor’s order to halt the destruction of the Elimalat forest, the project executor has reportedly resumed illegal construction activities in the…
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Meager Penalties for Rampant Timber Smuggling in Iran’s Mazandaran
Timber smugglers in Iran’s Mazandaran province have escalated their activities, not only causing environmental destruction but also engaging in acts of vengeance against environmental…
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How did ‘Haji’ obtain the permit for the petrochemical plant in Miankaleh? – Part Four
The process of constructing the Miandoroud Petrochemical Plant by Abdullah Abdi has been fraught with conflicting narratives, contradictory actions, and media controversies involving some…
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How did ‘Haji’ obtain the permit for the petrochemical plant in Miankaleh? – Part Three
The process of constructing the Miandoroud Petrochemical Plant by Abdullah Abdi has been fraught with conflicting narratives, contradictory actions, and media controversies involving some…
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Work-Related Fatalities Increases in Iran
Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) announced that work-related fatalities have increased to 17.9 percent in the spring of 2019 compared to the same period…
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Mazandaran sees spike in workplace fatalities
Officials in Mazandaran report that workplace deaths in the province in the past year have increased by 19 percent. A report on Tuesday April…
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Mazandaran arrests 14 for drilling at protected sites
The Mazandaran Environment Department announced it has arrested 14 people for engaging in illegal drilling in protected areas. The Commander of the Protection of…
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Fire destroys large swath of Noor Forest, home of rare tree species
A fire in the Noor Forest of Mazandaran has burned down over 20,000 hectares of trees and the fire has not yet been brought…
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Green protesters circle forest during environment chief’s visit
Environmental activists formed a human chain around Palang Dareh Forest on Thursday July 30 while the head of Iran’s Department of the Environment, Massoumeh…
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Forty Mazandaran cities now watched by police cameras
The head of the Mazandaran police says 400 surveillance cameras have been installed across the province to improve security. The Fars News Agency reported…