Birjand (IP) - Lut Desert was registered in the UNESCO world list in 2016 as the first natural legacy of Iran. It is the world's 25th-largest desert and is a large salt desert located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan.
Swarms of crop-destroying Locusts entered Gurgaon in Haryana, border areas of the national capital, and over half a dozen districts in Uttar Pradesh, prompting state authorities to sound an alert.
Birjand (IP) - The University of Birjand, located in the city of the same name, the capital of South Khorasan province in eastern Iran, is to hold the first 'international conference on Lut Desert tourism' on 1-2 May 2019.
Port city of Bandar Abbas (IP) - Millions of desert locusts are currently moving towards the southern port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province, threatening agriculture and food security in southern Iran.