April 26, 2011 at 13:30 | Cities | Yerevan
Youth green movement activist Mariam Sukhudyan is alarming on Facebook 20 trees have been cut down behind the petrol station near the Botanical garden
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April 21, 2011 | Air | Yerevan
Still in 2008 the Government of Armenia adopted decision no. 1186-N dated on 16 October 2008, which directly refers to the panic of April 20 caused by dust cloud above several regions of Armenia and Yerevan.
April 20, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
On April 20 the designing and pruning of trees will be finished in the capital. Some trees in different administrative regions of Yerevan and especially in Kentron underwent deep pruning. As a result, trees without branches stretch along the pavement of the whole street.
April 20, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
Karine Danielyan, chairman of Association for Stable Human Development NGO, said noise exceeds permissible level by 5-7 decibels during the daytime.
April 20, 2011 | Air | Yerevan
On April 20 from early morning the whole Yerevan City is in fog. People complain of air insufficiency. Nature Protection Ministry Environmental Impact Monitoring Center Representative Seyran Minasyan told EcoLur this is dust from Arabic deserts.
April 19, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
According to the information we have, one of the dolphins started having problems with his vision, he is almost blind but he is still kept with other animals fearing of publicity.
April 18, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
By the initiative of the Armenian Congress and the of Armenians in Russia today a tree planting has held in the territory adjacent to Genocide Museum-Institute where about 250 trees were planted.
April 14, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
, "By Saturday the green zone must be completely restored and the trade in that sector must be prohibited. Set control so that the leaseholder implement his contractual liabilities regarding improvements and landscaping and preserve it", emphasized the mayor.
April 13, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
“We demand our yard to be as green as it used to be. We have a right to live in healthy environment and we don’t want to breathe in dust,”
April 12, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
On April 11 EcoLur received an alarm signal that trees were cut down in the yard of military police building on Sundukyan Street.
April 12, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk | Yerevan
Not only Hrazdan, but also Yerevan may get deprived of water because of Hrazdan mine development, as the sources of drinking water are located 600-700 meters away from Hrazdan iron mines which Chinese “Fortune Oil” Company intends to develop in opencast manner.
April 11, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
Armenian officials, Ambassadors accredited in Armenia and international community representatives planted more than 350 trees were planted
April 11, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan took part in the cleaning and tree planting day declared on April 9. In total, more than 20,000 trees have been planted in all administrative regions.
April 08, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
“We will do our best for the dolphinarium to be closed. In Armenia dolphins should not be exploited, and we are sure that we’ll attain our goal”
April 08, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
Shortly before Yerevan Zoo opening season, May 1, its Director Sahak Abovyan resigned according to his own application, Yerevan Municipality Press Service informed news.am.
April 07, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
April 9 is declared as a cleaning day in Yerevan. Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan has declared young tree planting will be conducted in all administrative territories.
April 07, 2011 | Biodiversity | Yerevan
Yerevan Zoo has a new director. According to our information, Ruben Khachatryan, Director at “Foundation for Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets” has been appointed as news director.
April 06, 2011 | Dialog with officials | Yerevan
On April 5 an environmental protest demonstration was held on Freedom Square directed against the policy run by the authorities such as heavy development of mines, forest elimination and exhaustion of water resources. The biggest issue we have today is the absence of responsibility of officials towards environment and natural resources use.