December 09, 2010 | Cities
In the meanwhile, Bardukh Gabrielyan, Director of the Hydro-ecology and Ichthyology Institute of Armenia, condemned the mess around dolphinarium. He said
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December 09, 2010 | Cities
"Today we are already feeling the consequences of infill development - the temperature in Yerevan is growing more quickly than in the country,"
December 08, 2010 | Cities
Examinations conducted by the State Territorial Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection Ministry on massive felling in the town park of Jermuk (Vayots Dzor Region) detected that the main part of the felling was conducted according to the decision of Town Municipality.
December 03, 2010 | Cities
A group of policemen tried to hinder to tree planting in the Garden of Dragons where several days ago the construction of a block of flats was launched. Nature Protection Minister of Armenia froze these civil works as the site developers didn’t have appropriate permitting documents.
December 03, 2010 | Cities
According to the general plan, the program for unloading Central Yerevan supposes establishing new centers.
December 02, 2010 | Cities
“We consider it necessary to say information disseminated by several electronic newspapers about the statement made by Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan in regard with the construction of a territory called “Garden of Dragons” is distorted and doesn’t comply with the truth.”
December 01, 2010 | Cities
On December 2 tree planting will be conducted in “Garden of Dragons”, and Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia provides 100 trees for this event. Nature Protection Ministry Spokesman Hasmik Mkrtchyan informed “EcoLur” about this.
December 01, 2010 | Cities
“Yerevan keeps on being covered with concrete, while public gardens are eliminated. Minister of Urban Development keeps on taking no actions and is not competent to dismantle even one single construction,”
December 01, 2010 | Cities
On Saturday Public Prosecutor’s Office received a letter from Human Rights Defender in regard with the issue of “Garden of Dragons” and started proceedings based on the letter pursuant to the Armenian legislation.
November 30, 2010 | Cities
“Again a tractor has intruded the “Garden of Dragons”. Call everybody!!” “We Are This City’s Owners” Civic Initiative member Artur Avtandilyan has disseminated this statement on Facebook social network.
November 30, 2010 | Cities
From the early morning bushes planted still in the 70’s in Hayq Square, Vanadzor Town, have been have been pulled out with roots in front of Vanadzor Municipality.
November 29, 2010 | Cities
Human Rights Defender Armen Harutyunyan sent a letter to Prosecutor General of Armenia “I suggest discussion the issue of bringing a case to the court on protecting state interests, as well as taking actions to punish those guilty. Please, inform me about the results.”
November 26, 2010 | Cities
Armenia must adopt the right decision and join the countries protesting against exploitation of dolphins, AEC Executive Director Serda Eozbenyan told media on Friday. She said that the dolphinarium in Turkey has been recently closed under pressing of the world community.
November 25, 2010 | Cities
Unless public hearings are held, no construction can be carried out in Garden of Dragons. “We will hold public hearings only with those people who live here; we will listen to you and you will tell us what you want to construct and what kind of documents you have. If you want to receive a positive expert opinion, construction will be continued.
November 23, 2010 | Cities
The website of the Russian Reporter magazine has published the rating list of the world cleanest cities. Five most important properties were taken into consideration when drawing up this list:
November 18, 2010 | Cities
Within recent three days EcoLur received several alarms about cutting down green territories in Yerevan and one statement about tree planting. We rang to Nature Protection Ministry, but nobody took the phone. “What can we do, we are given your phone number, so we phone you.” Two another calls form journalists: “Nork is being cut down…who?”
November 18, 2010 | Cities
Starting from the spring 2008 a number of residents in Qanaqer quarter have been fighting to preserve a pine forest, while its territory makes up 500 square meters.
November 09, 2010 | Cities
Starting from 7 November the signature collecting against constructing a dolphinarium has launched in Yerevan which will last for one week.