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 implement climate-related policies. The project is funded by the EU and implemented by the United Nations […]
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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 violation of the provisions of a number of RA laws such as RA Law on Lake Sevan, RA Law on
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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 by UNIDO Armenian Representative Anahit Simonyan. The sides considered issues concerning efficient use of resources and the mission and projects of the UNIDO focused on
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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 readdressed to the RA Ministry of Nature Protection. According to the letter,
“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, and the second one on Amulsar gold mining project. The contradictory fact is that, according to
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. However, the fire restarted to at 16:30 because of the high wind. Currently, the
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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 the ore are less than it has been confirmed several years ago. Because of the drop in international
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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 area of the resort house was given to Geoteam Company, which intends to develop Amulsar gold mine near
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In her article in Lragir.am Naira Hayrumyan mentions that oil price reduction does not affect the prices in Armenia because Armenia has signed a contact with Russia according to which oil and gas depends on colonial relations rather than the market. The result is the price increase in electricity since August 1. According to
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\”EcoLur\” environmental, informational NGO informs us that a press conference will be held at 11:00, 24 August at EcoLur Press Club (49/2 Hanrapetutyun St.) where Amulsar gold mine risks and the dangers for Vorotan-Arpa tunnel and Lake Sevan will be discussed: Speakers are Inga Zarafyan, President of \’EcoLur\’ Informational NGI, Nazeli Vardanyan – Director of
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