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European NGOs Sent Letter to PM Nikol Pashinyan Supporting Locals Opposing Against Amulsar Project
January 23, 2019 at 16:16 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Over 40 European and International NGOs and associations sent a letter to Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, where they express their support to the residents of Jermuk, Gndevaz and Ketchout, the activists and representatives of the civil society so as the Armenian Government to act on the Amulsar mine project for the benefit of people and environment
Damage of 6 Million 790 Thousand AMD Caused to Nature
January 22, 2019 at 17:57 | Officials | Armavir | Gegharkunik | Lori | Syunik | Tavush | Yerevan
RA Environmental and Mining Inspection Body detected 37 violations as a result of their inspections, visits, accepted reports from 8 to 11 January 2019, while the damage caused to the environment because of environmental violations
Letter to Armenian PM: Public Environmental Court Launching Its Operation
January 22, 2019 at 16:29 | SOS | Ararat | Armavir
EcoLur has sent a letter to Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan where EcoLur informs about the launch of the operation of Public Environmental Court. The first court is devoted to the violation of the balance of groundwater reserves of the artesian basin
Government Doesn't Hurry To Comment on Dismissal of RA Environmental and Mining Inspection Head
January 22, 2019 at 13:21 | Mining | Kotayk | Syunik | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
The Staff of the Armenian Government doesn't hurry to comment on the dismissal of already Ex-Head of RA Environmental and Mining Inspection Arthur Grigoryan. After the second day of the attempts to receive clarifications, Assistant to Staff Head of the Armenian Government Narine Mnatsakanyan told EcoLur
Jermuk Community Resident Against Construction of New SHPP
January 21, 2019 at 18:05 | Water | Vayots dzor
Jermuk Community Deputy Head Samvel Margaryan said in his interview with EcoLur that currently the municipality is preparing the minutes of the public hearings to present it to RA Nature Protection Ministry