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15:52 October 05, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Hayravanq Village Head: Young Fish from Ararat Lakes Don’t Get Acclimated in Sevan (video) 
“Each year dozens of thousands young fish are brought from Ararat and let out into Lake Sevan, but they don’t get acclimated
18:52 October 03, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Village Head: My Goal Is To Leave Armenia (video) Yeranos Village Head Gagik Khansamanyan abdicated his responsibilities, as he isn’t able to live and work in such a way any longer. In his conversation with EcoLur, he particularly said, “…In January it will be 10 years since I have been working as a
13:19 September 28, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
You Are Cheated: It’s Not Sevan Trout – Only Crucian Carps and Crawfish Live under Such Conditions (video) “Just look what is going on under the water, just bend over the side and you’ll see a terrific situation: roots, branches
18:09 September 27, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
From Martouni: All Fauna Getting into Turbine and Ground (video) Martouni residents have held their own monitoring of the small HPP on the Martouni River
11:32 September 27, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Government to Approve Annual Program for Measures on Use, Natural Development, Reproduction, Conservation and Recovery of Lake Sevan EcosystemOn 27 September the annual program for measures on the use, natural development, reproduction, conservation and recovery
17:32 September 26, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Eat and Drink Less, But Think of Leaving Something to Our Children (video) Beaches in Zhorzha are one of the best beaches on Lake Sevan shore. But tourism business
12:33 September 25, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Arrest of Sevan National Park Ex Director – after Several Years of AbusesAccording to Pastinfo news agency, Sevan National Park Ex Director Gagik Martirosyan has been arrested
11:29 September 25, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
“EcoLur” Requiring from Nature Protection Ministry to Stop SHP Construction Works on Argitchi River Hurry up to amuse the picturesque nature of Argitchi for the last time
15:51 September 19, 2012 | Officials | Gegharkunik
Arpa-Sevan Tunnel Reconstruction Term ReducedAt its meeting on 6 September 2012 the government adopted a decision which says the implementation term of Arpa-Sevan tunnel reconstruction
18:03 September 11, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
While Nature Protection Ministry Napping, Illegal HPP Being Constructed on ArgitchiA small HPP is being constructed near Verin Getashen Village, on the Argitchi River…The construction is going at high rates… Residents accidentally learned about the construction. No public hearings were conducted in their villages, even the Aldermen’s council of Verin Getashen Village didn’t know about
16:03 September 10, 2012 | Officials | Gegharkunik
Nature Protection Ministry Considers Fish Reserve Replenishment Program To Be Successful and EffectiveThough Lake Sevan has almost no industrial fish reserves, the Nature Protection Ministry considers the fish reserve replenishment program to be successful and effective. Ministry Staff Head Edgar Pirumyan informed
17:36 September 06, 2012 | Officials | Gegharkunik
Government Reduced Arpa-Sevan Reconstruction TermOn 6 September the government made a decision about reconstruction term of Arpa-Sevan tunnel. The works are carried out by the government and Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, in accordance with the agreement
12:55 September 03, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
WaterLogging Problem: Increase in Lake Sevan, Littoral Constructions and Government DecisionsThe territory occupied by “Lavanda City” turned out to be under water. In 2006-2008 Lavanda City sold 232 cottages, after the increase in lake level cottages were found under water, while buyers turned out to be victims
12:14 September 03, 2012 | Elections...Politics...Ecology | Gegharkunik
Elections in Gavar: We Read Programs and What?!!! I would like each of the candidate or all of them to come up with their own programs,” said the Chairman of Electoral Committee Albert Aghikyan in his conversation with EcoLur, “I would like to have debates, to ask them questions so as voters could make up their minds. But now the more relatives you have
14:49 August 30, 2012 | Officials | Gegharkunik
Unprecedented Amount of Water Let out of Sevan – 319.2 Million Square MetersThus, the Armenian Government didn’t take into consideration the conclusion of the Expert Committee of Lake Sevam Preservation, which offered to limit water outlets by
13:37 August 29, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Environmental Public Alliance Proposes to Impose Sanction on “GeoProMining Gold” CompanyEnvironmental Public Alliance has addressed a letter to RA Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan on the crushing and screening plant in the EIA of “Sotq Open Gold Mine” project submitted by
13:21 August 27, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Young Fish for Artificial Rearing Already Thrown into Lake SevanThe young fish of Sevan trout has already thrown into the fish factory constructed near the shore of Shorzha in Lake Sevan. Our springs inform that 115 000 young fish weighing 50-70 g (in total, about 1600 kg) have been thrown
14:38 August 24, 2012 | Officials | Gegharkunik
Lake Sevan Level To Be Raised By Another 3 Meters?As of today, the level of Lake Sevan makes up 1900,36 m above sea level. Representative of Nature Protection Ministry Ashot Avalyan stated at the press conference that Nature Protection Ministry plans to raise the level of lake up to
14:01 August 24, 2012 | Sevan | Gegharkunik
Ban on Fishing in Sevan Exists, But Already No Fish And we can see how Sevan is left without fish. Now the ban exists, but unfortunately there is no fish, while the same policy continues. We may lose the lake
16:19 August 23, 2012 | Mining | Gegharkunik
Position of Environmental Expertise Put in Question Its ImpartialityThe Environmental Expertise of Nature Protection Ministry didn’t eventually dare to decide what kind of activities present the crushing and screening plant in Sotq, already existing or planned. Though the project with the part for crushing and screening plant was submitted in 2012, the plant itself was constructed
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