2010-09-09| Forest
ARMFOREST DENIES JOURNLAISTS’ ALLEGATION ABOUT ABUSESArm Forest responded to the article entitled “Getting Commercial Benefit out Of Nature” published in the “168 Zham” newspaper on 2-3 September. ArmForest addressed the letter to the editor as well as to EcoLur, which particularly says that the author “is running ahead and makes own suggestions in regard with the checkups conducted in the Ministry of Agriculture and “ArmForest” SNCO by the Supervisory Service of the President of Armenia, which says “abuses of incredible sizes have been detected.”
2010-09-08| Mining
ENVIRONMENTASL PUBLIC ALLIANCE: NEW CODE “ON SOIL” ADOPTING PROCESS CLOSED AND HASTYThe environmental public alliance expresses its deep anxiety with closeness and hastiness of new RA Code “On Soil” adopting process, and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources worked out its bill with the financial support of the World Bank. The representatives of 19 NGOs and Aarhus Centers signed and addressed an appeal to PM Tigran Sargsyan.
2010-09-06| Forest
WHO MADE HANQAVAN FOREST A PASTURE IN OFFICIAL PAPERSHanqavan forest is not considered a forest in the official documents and now it is administratively owned by Hanqavan Community with a status of land area designed for pastures and agriculture. In 2006 these territories were sold to unknown people.
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2010-08-23| SOSTO HAVE A RIGHT AND APPLY A RIGHT – DIFFERENT NOTIONS
Head of Specially Protected Territories of the Ministry of Nature Protection Aram Aghasyan said, Armenia has 20 such monuments and the appropriate communities are responsible for their control. -
2010-08-23| BiodiversityPUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE ADVISES
In reply to environmental public demand to annul the government decision on establishing Gilan Wildlife Preserve and thereby to recover the integrity of “Khosrov Forest” State Reserve, Public Prosecutor’s Office was the first to reply. -
2010-08-20| TeghoutS.O.S TEGHOUT CALLS RUSSIAN PRESIDENT DMITRY MEDVEDEV TO PERSUADE VTB TO REFRAIN FROM FUNDING TEGHOUT PROJECT
S.O.S. Teghout Group consisting of NGOs, as well as individual citizens who protest against Teghout copper and molybdenum mine development, call Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to persuade Russian VneshTorgBank to refrain from Teghout project funding. -
2010-08-13| BiodiversityENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC ALLIANCE DRAWS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ATTENTION TO PROBLEM JEOPARDIZING “KHOSROV FOREST”
The Environmental Public Alliance consisting of 45 NGOs pursuing environmental problems draws your attentions to the problem jeopardizing to the existence of “Khosrov Forest” State Reserve. -
2010-08-13| Dialog with officialsENVIRONMENTALISTS CONSIDER ESTABLISHING WORKING GROUP ON KHOSROV RESERVE AN ATTEMPT TO DIVERT PUBLIC ATTENTION FROM PROBLEM
“...the Environmental Public Alliance … considers the establishing of a working group as an attempt to divert their attention from the problem of illegally setting up Gilan wildlife preserve in Khosrov Reserve...” the letter says.
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2010-08-10| Dialog with officialsNGO PLANS TO LODGE A COMPLAINT TO PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN ARMENIA AGAINST NATURE PROTECTION MINISTRY AND “HAYJRMUGHKOYUGHI”
The Kapan-based “For Ensuring Environmental Safety and Developing Democracy” NGO is going to lodge a complaint to the Public Prosecutor of Armenia against the Nature Protection Ministry of RA and “Hayjrmoughkoyughi” CJSC. The reason is -
2010-08-09| SOS“GEGAMET PLUS” PLANT- HARM OF BENEFIT FOR SEVAN?
Under “EcoLur” information, the construction and operation of a plant will cause irretrievable environmental harm to Lake Sevan and adjacent settlements. Our NEWS.am correspodent’s request, the owner of the plant and “Max Group”, National Assembly Deputy and Republican Khachik Manoukyan commented this information and expressed his drastically opposite viewpoint. As he insists the plant construction grounds are completely legitimate, they have all the required documentation, including the positive opinion of the Ministry of Nature Protection. -
2010-08-06| BiodiversityENVIRONMENTALISTS APPLY TO OFFICIALS: WE MUST NOT NEGLECT PROBLEM WITH “GILAN”
On 6 August during their meeting with journalists S.O.S Khosrov Environmental Alliance working group members said they intend to send an application-letter to the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, PM Tigran Sargsyan, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan and other officials. -
2010-08-03| MiningCONSTRUCTION OF ORE PROCESSING PLANT IN SEVAN BASIN REALLY ENDED: AS PLANT ALREADY CONSTRUCTED
As it turned out during our working expedition to Shorzha on 26 July, as a matter of fact, main civil works were stopped as the plant is virtually constructed in full (see the photo report). -
2010-07-27| ForestIN THE WAKE OF ALARM SIGNAL FROM TAVUSH FORESTS
After alarm signals raised by writer Vahram Tatikyan about tree felling in Tavush, official bodies started publishing responsive articles in the mass media.
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