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Yerevan Mayor had a meeting with the former land users of Dalma gardens
"Though the urban development program is very important for the city, I assure you that no urban development program will be discussed with economy entities until the problem of the land users has been solved"

Stepanavan Mayor Confirmed Alarm Signal on Dzoraget River Polluted with Mining Wastes
Public concerns in regard with Dzoraget river pollution are substantiated: Stepanavan Mayor Sargis Gharaqeshishyan made this statement in his letter

“Save Teghout” Initiative: First Time Environmental Issue beyond Armenian Borders
“Save Teghout” Initiative members Gor Hakobyan and Yeghia Nersesyan outlined that it’s the first time an environmental issue has gone beyond

HayNews.am Alarm Signal Resulted in Detecting Damage of Around 2.5 Million
77 illegal tree felling turned out to be conducted in the section named “Azat Gorge”, which resulted

Government Dragging Out Qajaran Village Issue
According to the official website of the ministry, an agreement was reached to continue the discussions, and if needed, to leave for Qajaran Village and hold

The Odyssey of Nalbandyan 106/1
The residents at 106/1 Nalbandyan Street have announced at Yerevan Municipality that as a result of their discussions they reached a decision to ban any kond of construction

Another Discussion on Qajaran Village Issue
The representatives of the 'Heritage' Party and Energy and Natural Resources Ministry will at last meet today to discuss

Aregouni Village Needs Attention of Authorities
'When we file a claim, we are told nobody will spend money for 170-150 people and to lay gas pipes to this village,'

State Monitoring of Forests Board Meeting Held Coordinating Fight against Illegal Forest Felling in Armenia
The examinations held in the sections of “ArmForest” SNCO, specially protected territories, as well as territories of general use outside forest sector, resulted in drawing up

Dangerous Assessment: Research reveals toxic pesticides problem
Czech Arnika Association and Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO (AWHHE) carried out a research in 2011 and found out that the samples of soil, air, water, cow’s milk, egg and 57 other samples taken from the territory near

February 2 - World Wetlands Day
Today, on 2 February, we celebrate the World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called Ramsar Convention

Emigration from Armenian village stopped once Teghut Mine opened – village prefect (PHOTOS)
Out of 3,297 residents of Shnogh village, in Armenia’s Lori Region, 370 villagers are working at the Teghut Mine, village’s prefect Haykaz Kochinyan

Municipality Conducting Site Development NOT in Accordance with Yerevan Master Plan and Center Zoning Project
In reply to the recent protests raised in regard with illegal construction conducted in the section of Mashtots Avenue and Yeznik Koghbatsi St., Yerevan Municipality has circulated an official clarification, which says

When Armenian Police Ignores Even Crime Reports
Mr. Hakobyan proposed to give him the names of the mass media having published these articles, article dates and headlines and other information and promised to deal with them and to deliver a reply

Environmentalists’ Concerns - “Death of Kikos”?
We have low-level, intermediate-level and high-level nuclear waste storage warehouses in Armenia. Low-level and high-level nuclear waste storage warehouses are full by 15-20%. We really have problems with

How Dalma Gardens Were Destroyed (Photos)
Among Yerevan residents’ indifference and silence well-known historical-cultural and environmental complex, Dalma Gardens, were destroyed.

Public, Concerned Governmental Decision 627-N, to Express a Wish to Meet with German Ambassador to Armenia
Public, concerned Governmental Decision 627-N, express a wish to meet with German Ambassador to Armenia. The open letter for Hans-Johan Schmidt, the German Ambassador to Armenia says

Contradicting Nature Protection Minister
There can't be any word that none of the proposals made by Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee has been complied with. All the documents permitting Teghout mine development should be recognized invalid and

Gold in Kyrgyzstan, Canadian Company and European Bank
“If the company attempted to operate in this way in Canada, this would be considered a gross violation of the legislation,”

We will not solve the issue by a new nuclear power plant
We gave Sevan-Hrazdan Cascade hydroelectric power plant in return for the raw fuel debt and if there is a new nuclear power plant they will import more raw material, what will we give in return?