July 25, 2012 at 13:30 | Mining | Vayots dzor
On the eve of Amulsar project hearings
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July 24, 2012 at 18:28 | Biodiversity | Vayots dzor
“Historical-cultural Reserve-museums and Historical Environment Preservation Service” SNCO has denied any information about damages to “Bear Cave”. Reminder: recently cave specialist Gor Hovhannisyan has beaten an alarm that stalactites in the premises
July 20, 2012 at 19:09 | Biodiversity | Vayots dzor
A group of vandals entered Bear Cave and destroyed several premises
July 18, 2012 at 01:22 | SOS | Vayots dzor
This time we speak about two small HPPS on Her-Her tributary to the Arpa River. The riverbed and one of the waterfalls have already dried out. While the second waterfall
July 03, 2012 at 14:38 | SOS | Vayots dzor
“People came on 5-6 cars, they changed the landscape of river and removes stones, while river banks were narrowed at the expense of earth fills. Trees there have already been cut down.”
July 02, 2012 at 15:52 | SOS | Vayots dzor
Nature Protection Ministry sent a letter in regard with the alarm signal beaten by EcoLur on the permits of construction of small HPP next to Kechout reservoir, which says that the enquiry lacks information about the name of the construction
June 25, 2012 at 17:59 | Mining | Vayots dzor
In regard with Amoulsar project of gold mine development, the social networks and comments to the materials published by EcoLur keep on discussing the issue that negative assessments of this project don’t have environmental, but political implication, and that NGOs fulfill the order of several politicians who want to remove international company
June 18, 2012 at 19:10 | Forest | Vayots dzor
If it refers only to the construction of a small HPP, everything would be OK, it wouldn’t disturb anything. But laying pipes in the section of Arpa river running to Kechout water reservoir covers densely planted forest territory. And we think that trees will be cut
June 15, 2012 at 15:06 | Mining | Vayots dzor
On 11.06.2012 EcoLur recieved letter addressed to EcoLur President Inga Zarafyan from "Geoteam" CJSC numbered Հ/Ա– 2012/27 and signed by Company Director Hayk Aloyan.
The letter particularly says
June 13, 2012 at 18:54 | Officials | Vayots dzor
The reply letter to EcoLur (number 5/33/51476 dated in 12.06.2012) says: “In reply to your enquiry on expanded project of developing Amoulsar gold mine, we would like to inform that
June 12, 2012 at 17:52 | Mining | Vayots dzor
While there are tense debates around Amoulsar project, all the contradictions start revealing which our national policy is rich in. This is when the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand does. It has already
June 12, 2012 at 15:07 | Mining | Vayots dzor
“...Dear Geoteam Company, instead of playing up current problems of Jermuk, don’t take off public attention from damages for population and environment
June 11, 2012 at 19:31 | Officials | Vayots dzor
Geoteam Company circulated a statement in regard with activist hiking on Amoulsar on 9 June. The statement particularly says
June 11, 2012 at 13:15 | Mining | Vayots dzor
We were surprised by the content of posters demonstrated by workers: “You Won’t Take Away”, “EcoLur, Go to Turkey” etc. People were excited and shouted
June 07, 2012 at 19:45 | Mining | Vayots dzor
It’s not allowed to hold any public event, trip or a meeting in the leased area. The health and security norms adopted by the Company don’t permit holding of mass events including social trips in the area
June 07, 2012 at 18:50 | Mining | Vayots dzor
The Ministry of Nature Protection keeps on receiving observations and proposals on opencast development of Amoulsar gold mine project. Reminder: on 18 April Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan assigned to set up a working group, which will particularly examine the public proposals. “Trchkan” civic initiative presented its observations
June 07, 2012 at 14:10 | Mining | Vayots dzor
In reply to EcoLur question, he answered, “We have looked through the letter of the Aldermen’s Council of Jermuk. If there should be any other public hearings, they will
June 05, 2012 at 12:56 | Mining | Vayots dzor
"Jermuk Won't Become Mine" civic initiative organizes a hiking to Amoulsar on 9 June. The statement of the initiative particularly says