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Illegal Fishing
September 16, 2011 at 15:16 | Officials | Lori
On 14 September, at 00:30, the policemen stopped “Vaz-3151” mode can driven by Vanadzor resident, aged 48, and in its truck were found 57 items of trout fish
Environment Minister "Confused" Re: Debed River Dumping
September 14, 2011 at 13:26 | Dialog with officials | Lori
Concerned over revelations in the August 15 Hetq article “Metal Prince Mining Dumps Its Waste In Debed River”, Heritage Party MP Anahit Bakhshyan went to see Aram Harutyunyan, Armenia’s Minister of Environment, for some answers
Yeghegnout Forest Left without Owner
August 22, 2011 at 12:59 | Forest | Lori
Yeghegnout Village Head Misha Hovhannisyan says none of the villagers agrees to work as a forestry officer, even if
Illegal Logging Continues in Armenia's "Unprotected" Forests
August 19, 2011 at 13:30 | Forest | Lori
Despite recent coverage in Hetq regarding the illegal logging in the Djiliza and Lalvar forested areas in Lori Marz, it appears that the brazen practice is continuing, right under the nose of the HayAntar Agency.
SOS: Tails Flowing into Debed River
August 17, 2011 at 16:08 | SOS | Lori
Toxic wastes are dumped into the river, while Akhtala, Qarkopi, Shnogh, Tchotchkan and Noyemberyan villagers use this water for irrigating their orchards and gardens.
“Jiliza” Forestry Director Misinforming
August 10, 2011 at 12:36 | Forest | Lori
“Jiliza” Forestry Director A. Baroyan sent to “ArmForest” SNCO Director Martoun Matevosyan a letter with explanations, which deny the information and photos published in the Hetq