March 16, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
Children will be especially endangered, as at less than 2 kilometers from the deposit there are three schools. According to assessments of experts, the development of the deposit will result in pollution of not only irrigation water, but also drinking water, as there are several springs near the hill of the deposit, and hundreds of people use these springs.
March 15, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
According to the Aarhus Center in Hrazdan, teachers at school № 13 in Hrazdan Town collected their signatures to express their consent for resettlement. Aarhus Center volunteers quizzed people having put their signatures and found out that people clearly don’t understand what they were signing under.
March 03, 2011 | Mining | Gegharkunik | Kotayk
As of 23 September 2010 Geopromining Gold Company conducted industrial works in the mine without expert assessment and approval of projects as prescribed by the legislation of Armenia.
February 25, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
He is probable smiling because he got rid of a headache throwing it over the Chinese. Reminder: Hrazdan Town residents (“iron” mountain is located nearby) started protesting against opencast development of Hrazdan Mine and “Nagin” Construction Company and collected signatures against.
February 16, 2011 | Forest | Kotayk
“In a distance of 200-250 meters from Hatsavan pump station located in Azat Gorge we have detected previously cut down stubs and one walnut tree with its top cut down. This territory is included in the administrative territory of Garni community, and the land area of 0,33 ha is privatized.”
February 15, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
MP Vardan Ayvazyan has neither denied nor verified his involvement in the sale of 35% of Bounty Resources Armenia stock to the Chinese company Fortune Oil on January 12
February 11, 2011 | Biodiversity | Kotayk
Armenia may leave Aarhus Convention because of the scandal around the Khosrov Forest State Reserve, the leader of the Association <For stable development>, Karine Danielyan, said at press-conference.
February 09, 2011 | Biodiversity | Kotayk
The Human Rights Defender Office responded to written application of S.O.S Khosrov working group, which demands to call back government decree on establishing Gilan Wildlife Preserve, and thereby to recover integrity of “Khosrov Forest” State Reserve.
February 09, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk
It turns out that RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan has a soft spot for precious metals; gold in particular. Paramount Gold Mining, a company he owns, was awarded an operating license last year.
February 03, 2011 | Officials | Kotayk
“On the Minister’s order, the Ministry employees and the police are currently dealing with illegal felling,”
February 02, 2011 | Officials | Ararat | Kotayk | Shirak
Three dustiest cities in Armenia are Ararat, Hrazdan and Gyumri.
January 31, 2011 | Officials | Kotayk
EcoLur informed the Ministry of Nature Protection about tree cutting in Azat gorge. Artsrun Pepanyan, the head of Division of Public Relations of the Ministy said that
January 27, 2011 | Forest | Kotayk
Everybody cuts down whatever s/he can. The photos taken by young activists – environmentalists in Azat Gorge show how cars take away trunks, while leaving small branches (see Photo Report).
January 27, 2011 | Mining | Kotayk | Syunik
In reply to NEWS.am’s enquiry Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Armenia gave the following explanation: “In reply to your questions about three iron-ore mines in Armenia we inform Hrazdan Mine belongs to “Nagin” Company, while mines in Abovyan and Svarabts are owned by “Spice Steel Armenia” CJSC.
October 27, 2008 | Climate Change | Kotayk
Lusakert biogas plant processes 220 ton per day of liquid poultry manure coming from Lusakert Pedigree Poultry Plant LLC.
October 03, 2008 | Air | Kotayk
According to RA Nature Protection Ministry information, cement dust content in air basin of Hrazdan town exceeded the norm by 4.8 times in July of the present year. This figure increases month by month.
September 24, 2008 | Officials | Ararat | Kotayk
RA Nature Protection Ministry denied the information spread in the mass media under which construction works are held in “Khosrov” Reserve territory breaking the rule and order in the reserve.
June 16, 2008 | Officials | Ararat | Kotayk | Lori | Shirak | Yerevan
Air pollutants slightly exceed the maximum permissible concentration in Armenian cities’ atmosphere and rivers, National Statistical Service of Armenia says with a reference to the Nature Protection ministry’s information.
