Comparative Study of Environmental Challenges of Urmia Lake and Aral Lake in order to Protect and Rehabilitate Urmia Lake

One of the main issues of the present age is the environment and understanding its significant contribution to our lives. The environment has currently found a special place and importance. Wetlands are one of the most valuable ecosystems on earth, offering a wide range of biodiversity. The Ramsar C...

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Main Authors: Kimiasadat Doratotaj, Ali Zare, Mansour Pournouri
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Language:English
Published: Iranian Association for Energy Economics 2022-11-01
Series:Environmental Energy and Economic Research
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Online Access:https://www.eeer.ir/article_154245_c8469bcf0813a0a9f6e08d9b51e1e08e.pdf
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description One of the main issues of the present age is the environment and understanding its significant contribution to our lives. The environment has currently found a special place and importance. Wetlands are one of the most valuable ecosystems on earth, offering a wide range of biodiversity. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was signed in 1971 due to the special status and value of this ecosystem. One of the largest wetlands on the list of conventions is Lake Urmia, which Iran has committed to protect and use reasonably. However, natural and human factors, including the construction of the Shahid Kalantari Highway and dozens of dams and the agricultural sector, have led to numerous environmental challenges such as the reduction of the lake area, and the reduction of the lake water level, and the production of harmful dust storms. Accordingly, the present study examined the domestic and international laws concerning Lakes Urmia and Aral to present a suitable solution for the environmental challenges of Lake Urmia, along with its conservation and rehabilitation.
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spelling doaj-art-73bbb0159aa44e0f844828dcef0113a62025-08-20T03:29:15ZengIranian Association for Energy EconomicsEnvironmental Energy and Economic Research2538-49882676-49972022-11-016411510.22097/eeer.2022.342347.1250154245Comparative Study of Environmental Challenges of Urmia Lake and Aral Lake in order to Protect and Rehabilitate Urmia LakeKimiasadat Doratotaj0Ali Zare1Mansour Pournouri2Environmental Management Group, Environmental Law; Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Private Law, Faculty of Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranFaculty of Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranOne of the main issues of the present age is the environment and understanding its significant contribution to our lives. The environment has currently found a special place and importance. Wetlands are one of the most valuable ecosystems on earth, offering a wide range of biodiversity. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was signed in 1971 due to the special status and value of this ecosystem. One of the largest wetlands on the list of conventions is Lake Urmia, which Iran has committed to protect and use reasonably. However, natural and human factors, including the construction of the Shahid Kalantari Highway and dozens of dams and the agricultural sector, have led to numerous environmental challenges such as the reduction of the lake area, and the reduction of the lake water level, and the production of harmful dust storms. Accordingly, the present study examined the domestic and international laws concerning Lakes Urmia and Aral to present a suitable solution for the environmental challenges of Lake Urmia, along with its conservation and rehabilitation.https://www.eeer.ir/article_154245_c8469bcf0813a0a9f6e08d9b51e1e08e.pdframsar convention on wetlandsurmia lakearal lakeenvironmental challengesenvironmental law
spellingShingle Kimiasadat Doratotaj
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urmia lake
aral lake
environmental challenges
environmental law
title Comparative Study of Environmental Challenges of Urmia Lake and Aral Lake in order to Protect and Rehabilitate Urmia Lake
title_full Comparative Study of Environmental Challenges of Urmia Lake and Aral Lake in order to Protect and Rehabilitate Urmia Lake
title_fullStr Comparative Study of Environmental Challenges of Urmia Lake and Aral Lake in order to Protect and Rehabilitate Urmia Lake
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Study of Environmental Challenges of Urmia Lake and Aral Lake in order to Protect and Rehabilitate Urmia Lake
title_short Comparative Study of Environmental Challenges of Urmia Lake and Aral Lake in order to Protect and Rehabilitate Urmia Lake
title_sort comparative study of environmental challenges of urmia lake and aral lake in order to protect and rehabilitate urmia lake
topic ramsar convention on wetlands
urmia lake
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environmental challenges
environmental law
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