August 23, 2017 at 16:31 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Lydian International Company has responded to the assessments of international prestigious experts on Amulsar gold mining project.
Reminder: in late July 2017 the All-Armenian Environmental Front Civic Initiative published the assessments of the international experts on
August 16, 2017 at 14:53 | Officials | Vayots dzor
The fire in Artavan Village was extinguished at 9:24 on 16 August. A grass-covered area with a diameter of around 15.6 km has burnt down
August 15, 2017 at 12:25 | Officials | Vayots dzor
The fire in Vayots Dzor has already been isolated and there is no hazard of its spread, as the Ministry of Emergency States informed.
August 14, 2017 at 18:00 | Biodiversity | Vayots dzor
Over 200 ha area of unique juniper forest has burnt down in Artavan gorge due to a wide-scale fire. These data are preliminary, which have been received as a result of the shooting carried out by WWF Armenia working group. According to their data
August 11, 2017 at 17:41 | Forest | Vayots dzor
As RA Nature Protectio Ministry informs, as of 16:30, 11 August, around 450-500 ha of grass-covered and forest-covered territories (80 ha) have been burnt down
August 11, 2017 at 14:31 | Forest | Vayots dzor
On 10 August a fire burst out in the grass-covered area in the 10th km of Vayq-Saravan section on M-2 highway in Vayots Dzor Region. The fire is expanding and including the areas of juniper forests. As Lyuba Balyan, a researcher of Institute of Zoology of NAS RA informed
August 07, 2017 at 17:05 | Dialog with officials | Vayots dzor
Armenian Environmental Front (AEF) Civic Initiative, The Greens Union of Armenia, EcoLur, ‘Union for Sustainable Human Development’, ‘Jermuk Development Center’, ‘Environmental Academy’ NGOs have addressed an open letter to Armenian PM Karen Karapetyan and Nature Protection Minister Artsvik Minasyan calling for annulling the positive opinion
August 01, 2017 at 18:50 | Water | Vayots dzor
The alarm signals on the dehydration of the Yeghegis River flowing through Vayots Dzor Region continue. Another alarm signal is being beaten by Diaspora Armenian businessman Hovhannes Stepanyan, who is not able to implement the planned agricultural projects in Shatin community located on the bank of
August 01, 2017 at 16:20 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Head of Gladzor Community, Vayots Dzor Region, Armen Movsisyan has filed an appeal against the ruling of the First Instance Court of Ararat and Vayots Dzor Regions, where the court presided by Judge Henrik Darbinyan
July 31, 2017 at 18:27 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Gladzor and Vernashen residents, Vayots Dzor Region, assess risks for their health to be caused with Gladzor poly-metallic mining as extremely high. Gladzor mine is intended to be developed by Vayq Metal Company. The first project was issued a negative opinion by Environmental
July 27, 2017 at 14:27 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
Now international acclaimed experts in the field have also joined Armenian experts and based on the proposal of the US-based Harout Bronozian, they presented results of three different expertises on this gold project. The results of these researches once again confirm the statement voiced for many years that gold project in Amulsar should not be launched since the assessment carried out by Lydian are extremely incomplete, while the government
July 25, 2017 at 16:07 | Mining | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The Ombudsman's Office of the International Finance Corporation, CAO/IFC (World Bank Group) sent the initial results of the audit on the complaint of incompliance of Amulsar open gold mining project with IFC standards, so as the IFC refused from funding the project. The complaint was submitted to CAO by two residents
July 20, 2017 at 15:39 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Gladzor and Vernashen Community residents, Vayots Dzor Region, voted against Gladzor polymetallic mining project - 28/2. 'Vayk Metal' LLC applied to the communities for the development of this mine to receive their primary consent
July 11, 2017 at 16:51 | Officials | Vayots dzor
The names of the contest participants for the leasing of 'Magelan', 'Bear', 'Mozrov, 'Areni 1' and 'Stone Doors' Caves for tourism purposes are known. According to Culture Ministry, 'Inkar' LLC is a participant to the contest
June 30, 2017 at 16:21 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Vernashen community's struggle against Gladzor gold-polymetallic mining in Vayots Dzor Region reached the court. The community has filed a complaint to RA Appeal Court demanding to annul and to have a new trial of the judgment delivered
June 28, 2017 at 18:48 | Small HPPs, Energy | Vayots dzor
On 23 June the Armenian Government granted customs and tax privileges to 'Green Energy Concern' LLC for the construction of a small hydropower cascade. The deadline for the payment of VAT for the imported
June 28, 2017 at 15:16 | Mining | Vayots dzor | Yerevan
The court proceedings on the consideration of professional opinions on Amulsar gold mine still continues at RA Administrative Court. The opinions are presented by the Plaintiffs - 12 residents of Gndevaz Community
June 23, 2017 at 20:35 | Mining | Vayots dzor
Armenian PM Karen Karapetyan expressed an opinion on Amulsar gold mining project at the National Assembly that we won't have a violation of environmental standards. The question was
