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Destruction of Kut Village Costs 18 Thousand Dollars
July 03, 2015 at 12:09 | Mining | Gegharkunik
"DRAGHEG Metal" LLC intends to carry out gold geoprospecting in the drainage basin of Lake Sevan 1 km away from Kut village. According to preliminary data, the area is the continuation of Sotq auriferous mineral field and separate samples contain gold from
"Hermon" Small Hydropower Station: Monitoring Results
July 02, 2015 at 12:55 | Small HPPs, Energy | Vayots dzor
the expert group visited "Hermon" SHPP. It is located in Hermon community’s administrative territory of Aysas River (river length is 12 km) in Vayots Dzor Region. SHPP is operated by "Elegis HPP" LLC. The findings of the monitoring are as follows:
Weather in Armenia
July 02, 2015 at 11:56 | Weather
Air temperature on 3 through 5 will not change essentially, on 6 will decrease to 2-3 degree.
Hrant Bagratyan Excludes Repetition of Cold and Dark 90's
July 01, 2015 at 16:16 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
Members of the National Assembly Zaruhi Postanjyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Bagratyan were also at Baghramyan Avenue on the night of June 30. Protesters surrounded Hrant Bagratyan addressing their questions to him
Three SHPPs Too Much for Martz River
July 01, 2015 at 15:12 | Small HPPs, Energy | Lori
On 20 June, in the frames of 'Support to SHPP-relating reforms through the dialogue of public and RA Nature Protection Ministry for Sustainable Use of River Ecosystems” project, the working team paid a visit to Martz River, where you
S.O.S. Fires: Press Conference at EcoLur Press Club
July 01, 2015 at 14:57 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
It is announced high readiness for fire situations because of extremely hot weather. Whether fire – hazard situation monitoring is carried out in forests and in agricultural lands, and what is the situation? Is there a trend
Weather in Armenia
July 01, 2015 at 12:22 | Weather
Air temperature on 3 through 5 will not change essentially, on 6 will decrease to 2-3 degree.
10 Forests to Be Establish in Northern Armenia
June 30, 2015 at 15:57 | Forest | Kotayk | Lori | Shirak
10 forests will be planted in Armenia's Shirak, Lori and Kotayk Regions, which will symbolize Western Armenia’s communities, which were persecuted during the Genocide. Forests initiation is made
Villager of Hermon Community about SHPP Impact
June 30, 2015 at 15:40 | Water | Vayots dzor
In the frames of “Support to SHPP-relating reforms through the dialogue of public and RA Nature Protection Ministry for Sustainable Use of River Ecosystems” EcoLur presents being under the SHPP impact zone villagers opinions on SHPP activities.
"Erebuni" State Reserve Area Expanding (Photos)
June 30, 2015 at 13:35 | Biodiversity
"Erebuni" State Reserve increases its territories. Another 31 hectares from Voghjaberd community will be added to the Reserve’s 89 hectares. Gevorg Sargsyan, Acting Director of “Reserve Park Complex” SNCO, informed EcoLur about this. “The areas have been
Weather in Armenia
June 30, 2015 at 12:36 | Weather
From June 30 to July 1 the air temperature will gradually go up by 1-2 degrees, 3-4 it will go down.
How 'No to Plunder' Initiative Partitioned (Photos)
June 29, 2015 at 17:37 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
'No to Plunder' Initiative partitioned after fighting against increase in electricity price starting from 22 June. On 28 June a part of 'No to Plunder' Initiative moved from Baghramyan Avenue to Freedom Square.
Let's Save Electricity and Pay Less to Monopolists
June 29, 2015 at 16:09 | Officials
On the background of probable increase in electricity price it's needed to take care of the economy. Europe's concerns reached us in the form of different programs