EcoLur
On 2 July 2015 the Armenian Government adopted resolution 731-N, which reduced the area of “Zangezour” biospheric complex by 630.6541 ha, particularly the land areas from “Arevik” National Park and “Zangezour” State Reserve were reduced. In this regard, “EcoLur” Informational NGO has sent an enquiry to Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan, which says,
“Dear Mr. Minister
On 2 July 2015 the Armenian Government adopted its resolution 731-N “On Making Amendments to the Governmental Resolution 1187-N dated on 15 October 2009, Governmental Resolution1465-N dated on 19 December 2013, and Governmental Resolution 1209-N dated on 15 October 2009.” This resolution reduced the borders of “Arevik” National Park by 471.61 ha making it 33939.19 ha from 34410.80. The area of “Zangezour” state reserve was reduced by 159.0441 ha: the new resolution says it makes up 25711.5959 ha instead of 25870.64 ha.
We would like to ask you to advise us on:
· What are the purposes of reducing the land areas of specially protected areas of nature?
· Administrative areas of which villages have the alienated land areas been attached to?
· What’s the biodiversity in these areas?
· Whether the map of “Zangezour” biospheric complex is ready, including the maps of the specially protected areas of nature it includes – those of “Arevik” National Park and “Zangezour” State Reserve.
We would like to ask you to provid the maps of “Zangezour” biospheric complex, as well as those of “Arevik” National Park and “Zangezour” State Reserve.
August 18, 2015 at 18:28