March 24, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
If we continue with these rates, the issue of green zone preservation will eliminate in Yerevan very soon, as no green zones will exist any longer. We can see it already today, when Yerevan residents are fighting not for green zones, but for separate trees, and it’s not a success in many cases.
March 24, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
Early in the morning on Thursday, the unknown cut 16 young trees in the area near the Yerevan Dramatic Theater and the building in 28 St. Issahakyan. The building administrator says the trees were cut approximately at 4:00am.
March 23, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
“it’s almost impossible in a number of settlements in the republic taking into consideration amount of water resources and a number of other problems, while a significant amount of work has already been conducted in Yerevan.”
March 22, 2011 | Cities | Lori | Syunik | Yerevan
The findings are as follows: not only the soil in this region, but also fruit, vegetables and greens in most cases are polluted with heavy metals, including that of first-class hazard. Tomatoes, greens, raspberry and fig are particularly vulnerable to negative exposure which you can find in Yerevan markets.
March 21, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
Armenian Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan received Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Sergey Kapinos and Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Mr. V. Helon.
March 21, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
Trees on both sides of Zaqyan Street (from Khorenatsi to Grigor Lusavorich Street) have been pulled out with roots. It’s the second day “Kentron Greening” CJSC workers have diligently been doing their job, i.e. pulling out tree roots and trying to bring pavements in order.
March 21, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
“We Are This City’s Owners” Civic Initiative has sent an open letter to RA Nature Protection Ministry Aram Harutyunyan demanding to recognize the public hearings minutes held at Garden of Dragons null and void.
March 18, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
Armenian Administrative Court has rejected the lawsuit filed by “Center for Bird Lovers” and “EcoDar” NGOs against Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia
March 18, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
According to Ruben Khachatryan, as we don’t have any document in the legal field how these dolphins were imported and how many they were, therefore if one of these dolphons get died, it won’t be recorded anywhere. “The dead dolphin is supposed to be replaced with a new one, as after their import into Armenia no one can follow, even if they want to.”
March 17, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
“Chlorine in water is in small amounts, and I think it doesn’t impact anything,’ outlines Dolphinarium director L. Sahakyan. Last year the Municipality told environmentalists “water designed for dolphins most resembles seawater by its composition.”
March 16, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
Arne Guz assured that their company is ready for mutually beneficial cooperation with the municipality, particularly, in the fields of urban development, rubbish removal, hard wastes management, ecology and in a number of other fields.
March 15, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
Mayor approached the problem with Student Garden with understanding and mentioned he also doesn't like such changes and gave his consent to hold a meeting with the site developers in the Student Garden so as to tackle this problem.
March 14, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia disseminated an announcement which says “We Are This City’s Owners” Civic Initiative statement about signature falsification for the benefit of constructing a multi-storey building in Garden of Dragons was not substantiated.
March 14, 2011 | Officials | Yerevan
In reply to EcoLur’s statement Nature Protection Ministry dispatched a letter which particularly says
March 11, 2011 | SOS | Yerevan
"The matter is that the burial is in an active landslide zone. Unfortunately, in 2010 after removing the emergency situation the burial was covered with a new layer of land, the soil slip activated and new cracks appeared"
March 11, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
Volunteers explained the minutes contain a number of faked signatures. As a matter of fact, hearings were not hold on that particular day, and this fakes document must serve as a basis for delivering a confirmative decision about construction.
March 10, 2011 | Cities | Yerevan
“Dolphins spread infections, as the water is not filtered out, it may be transferred to people who swim with them in the pool,” warns Silva Adamyan, Chairman of “Center for Bird Lovers” NGO.
March 04, 2011 | Air | Shirak | Yerevan
In 2010 monitoring of air reservoir was conducted in permanent observation sites of Yerevan City, and as a result it turned out that as compared with 2009 annual average concentration of nitrogen dioxide increased by 1.2 times, while ozone - 1.1 times.
