The Closing of Jermuk Resort Houses and the “Political” Amulsar Project
Hraparak.am informs us that one of the oldest resort houses in Jermuk, ‘Jermuk – Moscow’ is being closed down from September 1. According to the administration, they are launching reconstruction works, however, according to the website, the ar...
The Serious Results of Teghut Copper Mine
Pan-Armenian Environmental Front informs us in the Facebook page that serious problems have occurred during the exploitation of Teghut Mine. This information is not confirmed yet. The resources in mine and copper and molybdenum concentrations in th...
15 Ha Area Burned Down in “Khosrov Forest” State Reserve
The Department of Information and Public Affairs of the RA Ministry of Nature Protection informs that fire broke out in “Khosrov Forest” state reserve’s “Gyolsar” area on August 30, at 3:00. It was possible to isolate the fire at around 9:00. Ho...
A Letter to the Armenian Government on the Incompatibility of Jermuk development program and Amulsar project
“EcoLur” Informational NGO has addressed a letter to Armenian government, which says that the government has taken two contradictory decisions on the development of Jermuk community. The first one is on declaring Jermuk Town as a center of tourism, an...
Justice Ministry Readdressed the letter of “SOS Sevan” Initiative to Nature Protection Ministry
In response to the letter of S.O.S. Sevan initiative on the 21st of August, 2018, RA Justice minister Artak Zeynalyan informed that the issues raised in the letter are beyond the jurisdiction of the RA Ministry of Justice. Therefore, the letter has been r...
Discussion in the RA MNP on the Steps Towards the Promotion of the Green Economy
Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan received Arshaluys Jeknavorian – Ayzenbauer, former years-long executive director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)- who is paying a private visit to Armenia- accompanied...
Violations in Lake Sevan Ecosystem as Crime Against Nature, Humanity and State
Օn May 8, 2019 Public Environmental Court tried the case on “Hazards Threatening Lake Sevan Having Strategic Significance for Armenia”. The participation and responsibility of Armenian authorities in the situation which is a result of violati...
Armenia in the Project Fighting Climate Change
CENN informs that Armenia joined the EU’s new regional initiative EU4Climate on 30 April. The goal of the project is to support the EU’s six Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) to impl...
