Armenian scientists are preparing a science-based reassessment of threatened fauna, with updated field research, GIS mapping and IUCN criteria expected to shape the next Red Book of Animals.
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Recent concerns involving drinking water, food safety, chemical exposure and the urban environment raise a broader question: has Armenia weakened the culture of prevention that should identify health risks before they become harm?
Recycling.am has been created in the framework of “Green Initiatives” public awareness campaign as part of the UNDP-GEF and RA Ministry of Nature Protection project called “Creating Global Environmental Benefits Through Raising Stakeholder Environmental Education and Awareness”. For the first time in Armenia Recycling.am has tried to map the separated waste bins, recycling organizations and
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April 22 is an international day dedicated to our planet. It draws attention to the environment and encourages a green future. Every year on this day, nearly 1 billion individuals in more than 190 countries take action to raise awareness of the climate crisis and protect the environment. All Earth Day activities aim to increase
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As we all know, landfills are a serious, ongoing environmental problem that has accumulated over the centuries, causing pollution, and the time has come to solve it. YEREVAN, Armenia — On July 27, 2020, the American University of Armenia (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment organized the closing event of the Waste Governance in Armenia
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Within the frames of the UNDP and the GEF “Mainstreaming Sustainable Land and Forest in Mountain Landscapes of North-Eastern Armenia” project, with the assistance of the Ministry of Environment and with the technical support of the UNDP/GEF Small Grants Program (SGP), energy efficient solutions have been introduced to Dzoragyugh and Vahagni communities, Lori region, to
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According to \”EcoLur\” Informational NGO, the verdict of Public Environmental Court on the ongoing occupation of Dalma Gardens in Yerevan was sent to RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, RA Chief Prosecutor Arthur Davtyan and Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan. The Public Environmental Court as represented by its members – Nazeli Vardanyan (Environmental Lawyer), Inga Zarafyan (President
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The official website of the Ministry of Environment informs that today Deputy Minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan received the delegation headed by Johanes Olielundi, Director General for International Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the perspectives of development in the sphere of environment.
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Info.com reports that RA National Assembly Vice Speaker Alen Simonyan proposes to restrict the sale of felled fir and pine trees. On his Facebook page, Simonyan wrote that the draft law on amendments and supplements to the RA Law on Trade and Services has already been put into circulation. According to him, the project on
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ARMENPRESS informs that the cooperation between Armenia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the field of renewable energy enters into a practical stage. The UAE’s Masdar renewable energy company and the Armenian National Interest Fund (ANIF) signed an agreement according to which, solar power projects with a total capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) will
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