The rescue plan for Lake Urmia, a vast but dwindling salt lake, is Iran’s most expensive and highest profile environmental project ever. But the country has many other hot spots where the needs of a burgeoning population are taking a toll on the fragile ecosystems of this vast, water-poor land. Risking the wrath of hardliners, Iranian scientists and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are speaking out about the crises—and in some cases making headway toward solving them.
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