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Profile
Iran Environmental Profile (UNEP)
Iran - ICM Country Profile
Country Profile (UN Division for Sustainable Development)
Aquastat (UN FAO)
Biosphere Reserve Location Map
Focal point for biosphere reserves (UNESCO)
Iran Environmental Issues (DOE)
Iran Environment (Atieh Bahar)
Conservation in The Islamic Republic of Iran
UNDP Iran: Energy and Environment
Iran - Energy - Environment (World Bank)

Official Sites
Department of Environment
DOE: Marine Environment Bureau
DOE: National Committee for Sustainable Development
Biodiversity Strategy (NBSAP)
College of Environment
Climate Change Office
Environmental Impact Assessment, IRAN
Iranian National Center for Oceanography
Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute (SCWMRI)

Faculties of Environmental Studies
University of Tehran

Associations
Iranian Society of Environmentalists-A non-governmental organization that promotes environmental knowledge and protecting Iran's environment.
Iranian Association of Environmental Health
Iranian Association of Naval Architecture and Marine Engeeniering
The Centre for Sustainable Development (CENESTA)-An NGO dedicated to promoting sustainable community and culture-based development.
Eco-Ethics International Union - EEIU Tehran/Iran Chapeter- Focus on environmental education as a primary aim, via television, workshops and person-to-person efforts.
Green Front of Iran-A non-governmental organization that promotes sound environmental management measures and sustainable development in Iran.
Green Movement in Iran (ELAW)
Green Wave Front
Iran NGO Initiative-Promotes environmental protection and sustainable development. Also aims at improving the health status of the population especially, women and children.

News
Iran Blue Sky-Provides news and resources on air pollution.
Iran Green Pen: The Iranian Environmentalist Website
Iran smog 'kills 3,600 in month' - BBC (January 9, 2007)

Law
Ecolex: Treaty Status Matrix for Iran (Environmental Law)
Environmental Protection Law (FAO)

Party to International Environmental Treaties
Biodiversity Convention
Climate Change Convention
Convention to Combat Desertification
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resource of the High Seas-signed, but not ratified
Environmental Modification Convention-signed, but not ratified
Law of the Sea-signed, but not ratified

Air Polution
Air Quality Control Company | Tehran Air Quality
Iran's Air Pollution Abatement Programme (UNESCAP)
Iran: World Bank Loan to Help Fight Pollution

Water Resources
Iran Water Resources Management Organization (Persian)
National Water And Waste Water Engineering co.
Water Research Institute
Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems (WRI)
Iran: Climate and water
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Agriculture

Coral Reefs
Reef check surveys in Iran
Coral Reefs in Iran
Coral Reefs and Related Ecosystems in Iran Monitoring and Management
Vulnerable Marine Zones of Iran (The Environment Scientific Quarterly)
Iran Coral Reefs Map (NOAA) | Large Map

Desertification
Carbon Sequestration Project
Desert & Dryland Research Institute - Yazd University
Desertification vulnerability in Varamin Plain, Central of Iran
Drought impact on Iran's vegetation (Iran Space Agency) | ISA Projects
Drought and desertification in Iran
Iran: Land Use
Iran Deserts
New Technologies to Combat Desertification
UNDP-Iran

Forests
Iran Forest Resources (FAO)

Wetlands
Iran: Wetlands.org | Wetlands International
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Dust Storm in Afghanistan - MODIS (August 8, 2004)
Wetlands between Afghanistan and Iran Drying Out - UN (February 25, 2003)
Afghan wetlands 'almost dried out' - BBC (February 7, 2003)
From Wetland to Wasteland (NASA)

Energy
Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals
Power Generation
Nuclear Energy

World Bank Projects
Iran | Country Brief
World Bank Loan To Support Iran’s Caspian Provinces In Managing Scarce Water Resources (May 26, 2005)
World Bank To Support Urban Upgrading, Water Supply And Sanitation (May 26, 2004)
Environmental Management Support Project - World Bank (April 9, 2003)
World Bank Loan to Help Fight Pollution - World Bank (April 9, 2003)
World Bank Projects & Programs

Caspian Sea
Caspian Environment Org
Caspian Sea Region: Environmental Issues (U.S. Department of Energy)
Caspian Environment
Caspian Sea: State of Environment | Country Info
Caspian Sea Environment Protection Foundation
Caspian Studies
ISAR's Caspian Program
April 2002: Iran's Caspian NGO
Crude Accountability (Caspian NGO)
Dynamic Earth Environments: Caspian Sea (NASA)
Geographical, Geological and Ecological Effects of Caspian Sea-Level Fluctuations (NASA)
Water Features and Water Issues: Caspian Sea (NASA)
$6.5 Million GEF Grant for Caspian Sea Protection - Washington File (November 26, 2003)
Caspian Sea pact agreed - BBC (November 5, 2003)
Experts debate ailing Caspian Sea - BBC (October 9, 2002)
Study of the Caspian Sea Coastline Changes Using Satellite Data (Iran Space Agency)
Caspian Sea-Level Rise: An Environmental Emergency
Ecosystem and environment Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea Region | Caspian Sea Environment

Persian Gulf
Research into lost marine life helps Iran - Bradford U. (November 12, 2003)
Toxic sulfur dioxide smoke across Iraq and Iran - MODIS (June 30, 2003)
Oil wells burning in Southern Iraq - MODIS (March 21, 2003)Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman - MODIS (December 30, 2001)
Gulf environment faces worse threats - BBC (March 14, 2003)
Black smoke is visible over Iraq - MODIS (February 22, 2003)
Kuwait still recovering from Gulf War fires - CNN (January 3, 2003)
The Environment and the 1991 Persian Gulf War (LOC)
Persian Gulf Oil Fires - NOAA (February 8 - March 11, 1991)
Kuwait oil Fires - April 1991 (NASA)
Kuwait City Oil Fires April 1991 (NASA)
1991 Kuwait oil Fires (NASA)
Smoke From The Kuwait Oil Well Fires - 1991 (NASA)
Environmental Consequences Of The Gulf War - Excerpts from the Congressional Record (April 16, 1991)
The Human and Environmental Aspects of the Persian Gulf War - Excerpts from the Congressional Record (March 22, 1991)
Environmental and Economic Repercussions of the Persian Gulf War on Kuwait
Environmental Warfare: 1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR
Gulf War Impact on Marine Environment and Species
The Environment: Another casualty of war? (WRI)
The Persian Gulf Dugong
Pollution in Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center
Persian Gulf Region

Articles
Suicide or murder? Iran blames US after 152 dolphins die - The Guardian (November 2, 2007)
Iran: Tehran Facing Critical Air Pollution -- Again - RFE (January 3, 2005)
NASA Satellite allow USDA to see world's lakes rise and fall - GSFC NASA (August 27, 2003)
Lake Urmia height variations (USDA)
Tehran moves toward Kyoto treaty - IRIN (October 30, 2003)
Iran blames Iraq for border fires - BBC (October 30, 2002)
Wild asses struggle for life in Iran - CNN (July 19, 2001)
Gazelle revival in Iran leaves farmers all wet - CNN (July 10, 2001)
When rivers cease to flow - BBC (June 29, 2001)
Farmers quit Iran drought villages - BBC (June 20, 2001)
Mesopotamia's marshes 'set to vanish' - BBC (May 16, 2001)
Vanishing Marshes of Mesopotamia (NASA)
Iranians race to save flamingoes - BBC (August 31, 2000)
Iran 2000 Expedition
Water Pollution in the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea - Payam-e Darya (May 1995)
Iran-e-Sabz Environmental news (Archives)
Environment & Nature Articles

International Environmental Organizations
Center for International Environmental Law
European Environment Agency (EEA)
UNEP
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Center
World Conservation Union (IUCN)
IUCN Redlist

NatureIranian Cheetah Stamp
Iran Wildlife Expert Organization (IWEO)
Iran Nature and Wildlife Magazine
Animal Info
Asiatic Cheetah
Birding in Iran
Birding Resources
Birdwatching Information
Birds of Golestan Province
Eagles in Iran
Caspian Tiger: Golestan National Park
Caspian Tiger: Hirkan National Park
Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP)
All fishes of Iran
List of Threatened Fishes for Iran
Iranian Horses
Iran Zoo
Iran Nature
Protected Areas (UNEP)
Threatened Species (ICUN Redlist)-Search for Iran
Nature & Wildlife Museum of Iran

Image Gallery
Islands | Lakes
Iran Mountains
Wildlife

Nature and Ecotours
Ecotour Iran
Iran Safari
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Geography
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