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Lake Urmia water transfer project inaugurated 25 Feb 2023

Lake Urmia water transfer project inaugurated

The first phase of a national project to transfer water from the Kanisib Dam to Lake Urmia, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, came on stream on Friday.

Lake Urmia shrinks despite precipitations 14 Feb 2023

Lake Urmia shrinks despite precipitations

Despite recent precipitations, the area of Lake Urmia has decreased by more than 1,000 square kilometers.

Govt. to complete Lake Urmia restoration plans 12 Oct 2022

Govt. to complete Lake Urmia restoration plans

The government's policy is to finalize and complete the previous plans for the restoration of Lake Urmia, the deputy head of the Department of Environment for marine environment and wetlands, has said.

Lake Urmia in grave peril 14 Jul 2022

Lake Urmia in grave peril

Lake Urmia started to dry up in the 2000s, and although it revived at some point over the past few years, it is in serious danger these days.

Lake Urmia restoration prescribed for Bakhtegan Wetland 12 Sep 2021

Lake Urmia restoration prescribed for Bakhtegan Wetland

A restoration plan and model of sustainable agriculture previously implemented on the catchment area of Lake Urmia will be extended to Bakhtegan Wetland in Fars province.

a multi-million dollar source of income in Lake Urmia 23 Aug 2021

a multi-million dollar source of income in Lake Urmia

Artemia of Lake Urmia is of great commercial value and if exported, it will be a multi-million-dollar source of income for the country, Salman Zaker, a member of the Majlis (Iranian parliament) has said.

Some $3.5b spent on Lake Urmia revitalization 28 Jul 2021

Some $3.5b spent on Lake Urmia revitalization

A total of 150 trillion rials (nearly $3.5 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been earmarked to the restoration of Lake Urmia over the past seven years, chief of the Department of Environment, Issa Kalantari, has said.

Environmental projects worth $220m inaugurated 27 Jul 2021

Environmental projects worth $220m inaugurated

Environmental projects worth 9.2 trillion rials (nearly $220 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) were inaugurated on Monday.

Lake Urmia revival is gratifying: Japanese envoy 08 Jul 2021

Lake Urmia revival is gratifying: Japanese envoy

Good measures have been taken to rehabilitate Lake Urmia and it is gratifying to see that the water body is being revived, Japanese Ambassador to Iran Ikawa Kazutoshi said.

High salinity of Lake Urmia reduces flamingo population 08 Jul 2021

High salinity of Lake Urmia reduces flamingo population

The population of flamingos in Lake Urmia National Park has decreased by 30 to 35 percent due to the lack of proper living conditions, mainly as a result of the lake’s high salinity, Omid Yousefi, head of the wildlife surveillance of West Azarbaijan’s department of environment, stated.