In May 2025, Tarbiat Modarres University branch of Noor County establish a center for the Caspian seal conservation in accordance with DOE national action plan that focuses on the conservation of the a rare, valuable, endemic, and endangered species of the Caspian Sea.

Iran’s Deputy President and Head of the country’s Department of Environment Sheena Ansari met today with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev to discuss pressing environmental such as the shrinking water level of the Caspian Sea that was a primary focus of the talks held in Baku.