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2009-04-06| ForestTHE LOSS OF FORESTS TO BRING TO DESERTIFICATION
“The punishment has become so tougher, that 60% of villagers have convictions for illegal forest cut.”… -
2009-03-27| ForestLACK OF FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS RESULTS IN ILLEGAL TREE FELLING IN ARMENIA
The lack of forest management plans results in illegal tree felling in Armenia, Martun Matevosyan, Director General of the Hayantar (Armforest) nonprofit organization, RA Ministry of Agriculture, told a news conference. -
2009-03-06| ForestUN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PROGRAMME TO GRANT $ 432 THSD TO ARMENIA FOR WOOD RESTORATION
UN Food and Agriculture Programme will grant $ 432 thsd to Armenia for wood restoration. The relevant agreement for 2009-2010 was signed in Yerevan today by Armenian Agriculture Minister Aramais Grigoryan and FAO regional coordinator Ms.Fernarda Guerrieri. -
2009-01-20| ForestMORE THAN 7000 HA TERRITORY TO REFOREST
Reforestation was carried out in more than 7000 ha territory in Armenia, in 2008.
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2008-04-08| TeghoutINSPECTORS OF RA ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY AND AGRICULTURAL MINISTRY TO CONTROL DEFORISTATION AT TEGHUT COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT
A document on inspecting the course of deforestation at the Teghut copper- molybdenum deposit in Lori region and the reafforestation work as compensation for deforested Teghut has been signed between the Armenian Environment Ministry and the Agricultural Ministry, Armenian Environment Minister Aram Harutyunyan told ArmInfo correspondent. -
2007-10-22| ForestFOREST ARE SCARE, BUT ARMENIA EXPORTS TIMBER
67-year old Yura Ghiyasyan lives with his wife, Nadia, in their two-story home in the Tavush village of Ditavan. Their two daughters are married in Russia and their son followed them and moved there as well, where he works and supports his parents. -
2007-08-30| ForestFOREST BUSINESS OF ARMENIA EXTENDS BORDERS
ArmInfo News Agency conducted its own investigation on illegal deforestation and export of fine wood from the territories of forestry in Lori, Tavush and Syunik regions of Armenia. -
2007-07-16| ForestACCORDING TO EXPERTS, “FOREST MAFIA” THREATENS TO DESTROY MORE THAN HALF OF FORESTS IN ARMENIA
According to the information submitted to ArmInfo correspondent by “Eco-Armenia”, a coalition of ecological organizations, Armenian forests have annually been reduced on average by 2500 ha during last six years.
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