Due to Twinning Program RA Legislation to Be Aligned with EU CEPA Provisions

As a result of the changes implemented in the legislative and institutional systems, RA legislation will be brought into line with the provisions of the RA-EU Comprehensive and Extended Partnership Agreement (CEPA). This was stated by Environment Minister Hakob Simidyan at the final conference of the Twinning project "Strengthened protection and sustainable use of biodiversity in Armenia in line with the European standards" held on March 15, 2023.

The two-year twinning program was implemented in cooperation with Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic and "SYKE" Nature Conservation Institute of the Republic of Finland.

It had three components: amendments in the legal framework, improvement of institutional and professional capacity, and raising the level of public awareness in biodiversity.

The minister expressed confidence that the proposals presented on the implementation of the legislative and institutional system within the framework of the implemented program will become the necessary toolkit with which it will be possible to implement the actions outlined in the road map of RA-EU agreement in order to ensure the protection and sustainable management of biodiversity and specially protected areas of nature in accordance with European standards.