2010-03-10| Mining
LETTER TO MINISTER ARAM HARUTYUNYAN: INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY STATE ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION NOT COMPLY WITH REALITY“The information in the written answer given by K. Papoyan, acting Head of State Environmental Inspection of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA, dated on 12.01.2010, number 032/02 doesn’t comply with reality. We have got the impression that the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA State Environmental Inspection protect not nature from the company, but vice versa,”
2010-03-03| Nuclear Energy
HAKOB SANASARYAN: AUTHORITIES SEEK TO PROJECT IMAGE OF ENEMY FOR GREEN MOVEMENTA documentary about the closedown and rehabilitation of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant and “Nairit” production: secret reports, protocols and decrees of the USSR government and the Armenian SSR, the conclusions of the interdepartmental committee of the Armenian SSR, the decrees of the Armenian Government, the Armenian SSR political leaders’ memoirs, the Armenian political leaders’ public speeches, analysis and conclusions.
2010-03-01| Sevan
SEISMIC SITUATION IN LAKE SEVANThe other day Head of National Seismic Protection of RA Alvaro Antonyan reported about possible seismic situation because of fluctuations in Lake Sevan level at the press conference. One has got the impression, that Mr. Antonyan attempts to hinder Lake Sevan level increase with non-scientific substantiations and actually doing some stakeholders'' order...
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2010-02-25| SOSWHY ARE HEALTHY TREES BEING CUT IN “DILIJAN” NATIONAL PARK? INQUIRY TO MINISTER OF NATURE PROTECTION RA
Youth green movement activist Mariam Soukhudyan raised S.O.S. alarm from "Dilijan" National Park. According to this S.O.S. alarm EcoLur makes an inquiry to Aram Harutyunyan, the Minister of Nature Protection. -
2010-02-16| Dialog with officialsHEALTHY MIND SATISFIES UNHEALTHY APPETITE
The problem concerns to the territory of the urban garden, where Jermuk Municipality allocated a land area of 29.547 square meters for the construction of a many-storey hotel at the petition of Vayots Dzor Governor. “Jermuk Nor Kyanq” LLC, the winner of the construction tender, have already cut down 10 poplars and more than 3 dozens of pine trees. -
2010-02-16| Nuclear EnergySYUNIK MARZ RESIDENTS AGAINST URANIUM PRODUCTION PLANS
On 12 February at “Uranium Phobia” documentary was first presented at the Acopian center for the Environment of the American University of Armenia. This film narrates about the uranium project implementation in Armenia. -
2010-02-16| Nuclear EnergyURANIUM PROJECT – CAUSE OF STORMY DISCUSSIONS
… The environmentalists and the population of Syunik expressed their concern in regard to the uranium prospecting, as well as further mine development… -
2010-02-16| Nuclear EnergyIAEA EXPERTS TO BE INVOLVED IN URANIUM PROJECT
…After the presentation of “Uranium Phobia” documentary Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Areg Galstyan said: “The project is estimated for 3-5 years. In the course of the project we will find out, whether we have uranium or not, if yes, how much.
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2010-02-15| Dialog with officialsMINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION CLEARS UP
“Tree Felling in Tsovinar” article published in the Hetq shows photos shot by one of the readers that display the cut down tress in Tsovinar Village, Gegharkunik Marz. The Department of Public Relations of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA advises that the photos display the forest on the shore of Lake Sevan cut down as a result of cleaning process. -
2010-02-11| CitiesSMASHED LAMPS AND CUT DOWN TREES IN TSITSERNAKABERD
“I saw the smashed street lamps. When I looked hard, I realized that next to each smashed street lamp there are stumps of newly cut down trees.” This alert was raised by Tigran Mangasaryan -
2010-02-04| SevanWHAT AGREE WITH AND NOT PUBLIC AND CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON SEVAN ISSUES
From reliable sources it became known that since 1 January 2010 all the prolongations of contracts on renting the land areas around Sevan, re-registration of documents etc have been suspended. Most probably, the Government intends to take a final decision in regard to the aforementioned problems. -
2009-12-08| Dialog with officialsMINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION OF RA PROPOSES TO CARRY OUT A MONITORING OF SMALL HPPs TOGETHER WITH NGOs
“We propose to carry out a joint examination of the existing small HHPs in the form of public monitoring as a first step to share the anxiety of NGOs and to determine our further steps and actions on the basis of these results,” says the letter of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA numbered 5/04.1/1583.09 addressed to EcoLur Informational NGO. -
2009-10-21| MiningKAPAN COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES CAN’T GET INSPECTION RESULTS OF DENO GOLD MINING FROM MINSITRY OF NATURE PROTECTION
The representatives of Kapan Community (Sjunik Marz) represented by “For Ensuring Ecological Safety and Developing Democracy” NGO cannot get the inspection results of Deno Gold Mining Company’s activity in Kapan from the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA.
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