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Who Will Win - Supporters or Opponents to Mining Industry?
November 06, 2013 at 13:58 | Mining | Yerevan
The mining industry is the engine of economy or natural disaster? The seminar with this title will be held on 23 November, at 16:00, at American University of Armenia (AUA Business Center, 5th floor). The aim of this discussion
Pressure Exercised on Taron Margaryan?
October 31, 2013 at 16:30 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
Today, on 31 October, the residents at 24 Amiryan Street have gathered in front of Yerevan Municipality trying to take part in...
Activist to Policeman : “Why Are You Arresting?”
October 30, 2013 at 15:19 | Mining | Yerevan
On 30 October environmental activists Gevorg Safaryan and Taron Sargsyan were detained by the police during the peaceful demonstration near the governmental building. They were seeking to voice the open letter addressed to PM Tigran Sargsyan in regard with Teghut mine development by Teghut CJSC. The police prohibited him to
Another Alarm Signal on Tree Felling
October 29, 2013 at 12:56 | Biodiversity | Yerevan
“Trees near Monument area are being felled down. Not aware who is doing and why. Please, react, if you can,” the area resident is beating...
Arabkir  - Most Polluted Area in Yerevan
October 29, 2013 at 12:30 | Officials | Yerevan
According to this show, the hazardous emissions for 2012 in Arabkir made up 11863,1547 tons. Erebouni administrative area holds the...
How Taron Margaryan’s Signature Appeared on Documents?
October 28, 2013 at 17:12 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
“What alarm signal are you speaking about, the residents don’t oppose to this construction and all the questions are solved. Go away, don’t say anything,” Company Director Yasha Khachatryan was shouting...
New Tree Pruning in Yerevan
October 23, 2013 at 16:12 | Officials | Yerevan
A new stage of tree pruning has launched in Yerevan: specialists, particularly the scientists of RA NAS Botany Institute, warned many times that ...
Garbage – Our Reality: press Conference at EcoLur
October 17, 2013 at 13:49 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
The garbage occupies territories in rivers, gorges, forest territories and Lake Sevan. How much garbage we can find in our landfill sites? Where are hazardous medical wastes and plastic dumped? Whether we need garbage burning facilities? And eventually, what kind of measures are actually taken to ...
Around 20,000 Trees To Be Planted in Yerevan
October 16, 2013 at 12:29 | Officials | Yerevan
Around 20,000 trees will be planted in the frames of Yerevan fall tree planting, as the Information and Public Relations Department of Yerevan Municipality informs. Mainly acacia and...
Another Construction and Another Tree Felling
October 14, 2013 at 15:04 | Biodiversity | Yerevan
Tree felling in Yerevan continue because of construction works: on 13 October EcoLur received an alarm signal about tree felling in the area in front of...
All about Volcanoes in Armenia
September 25, 2013 at 12:57 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
Armenia is a country of extinct volcanoes. Whether dormant volcanoes can become active again? Whether the risks of volcanic activities are...
Yerevan on Fire
September 17, 2013 at 19:03 | SOS | Yerevan
On 16 September the Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency States received a number of...