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Environment - current issues Iran, in 34 editions.
The entry for Iran published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 7 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 7
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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1996 edition
Changed since 1995The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification
deforestation; overgrazing; desertification
The entry for Iran did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- oil pollution in the Persian Gulf;
- inadequate supplies of potable water
- natural hazards:
- periodic droughts, floods;
- duststorms, sandstorms;
- earthquakes along the Western border
- international agreements:
- party to - Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands;
- signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle
emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the
Persian Gulf; inadequate supplies of potable water
natural hazards: periodic droughts, floods; duststorms, sandstorms;
earthquakes along the Western border
international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed,
but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification,
Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- oil pollution in the Persian Gulf;
- inadequate supplies of potable water
- natural hazards:
- periodic droughts, floods;
- dust storms, sandstorms;
- earthquakes along the Western border
- international agreements:
- party to - Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands;
- signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
current issues: air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle
vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the
Persian Gulf; inadequate supplies of potable water
natural hazards: periodic droughts, floods; duststorms, dust storms, sandstorms;
earthquakes along the Western border
international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed,
but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification,
Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
- air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- oil pollution in the Persian Gulf;
- inadequate supplies of potable water
Rewritten: too little of the 1996 text remains to mark the changes.
air pollution, especially in urban
areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial
effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution
in the Persian Gulf; inadequate supplies of potable water
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- oil pollution in the Persian Gulf;
- inadequate supplies of potable water
air pollution, especially in urban
from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial
deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution
Persian Gulf; inadequate supplies of potable water
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- oil pollution in the Persian Gulf;
- inadequate supplies of potable water
air pollution, especially in urban areas,
areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil
pollution in the
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
- air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- oil pollution in the Persian Gulf;
- inadequate supplies of potable water
air pollution, especially in urban
The same text in 23 editions, 2002 to 2024.
- air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents;
- deforestation;
- overgrazing;
- desertification;
- oil pollution in the Persian Gulf;
- wetland losses from drought;
- soil degradation (salination);
- inadequate supplies of potable water;
- water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste;
- urbanization
air pollution, especially in urban areas, from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urbanization
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iran: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iran/environment-current-issues.