February 15, 2010 | Cities
Only smoking stubs have remained in the forest section of Tsitsernakaberd on the slope to the River Zangou. These are the remnants of dozens of cut down trees. This territory belongs to the Museum Institute of Genocide.
February 11, 2010 | Cities
“I saw the smashed street lamps. When I looked hard, I realized that next to each smashed street lamp there are stumps of newly cut down trees.” This alert was raised by Tigran Mangasaryan
February 08, 2010 | Cities
On 4 February at 18.37 a signal was received that "Dalma Gardens" on Isakov Ave. caught fire. The fire was put out at 19.10. Approximately 1000 square meters of canes were burnt down.
February 04, 2010 | Cities
“ArmRusGasProm” Deputy Director Vardan Harutyunyan intends to construct a three-storey house on the spot where a public garden is now situated and where trees have been planted by the residents themselves. 17 houses have already been cut down on the construction site. The residents have applied to the Yerevan Municipality.
February 01, 2010 | Cities
Instead of seventeen 25-year-old trees “ArmRusGasProm” Deputy Head Vardan Harutyunyan intends to construct a mansion. At least the residents of 3rd Alley of Baghramyan St. testify this as they have the construction plan of that mansion. During the interview with “А1+” they said that the trees in the square have been cut down and the construction process is already in progress.
January 14, 2010 | Cities
… When presenting the plan of actions for 2010 Kapan Mayor Artur Ataran particularly outlines environmental issues. In his opinion, the most important of them is the issue of uranium development and is the supporter of protest demonstration…
December 30, 2009 | Cities
“What kind of answer are you expecting of me?”: this was the reply given by the Minister of Nature Protection to the correspondent of NEWS.am. The latter asked whether the Ministry headed by Aram Harutyunyan takes any measures in regard to wide-scale constructions in another section of Ring Boulevard in Yerevan.
December 24, 2009 | Cities
If the estimated damage made up 400,000 AMD, a criminal case should have been initiated,” said Gevorg Petrosyan, Coordinator for the Aarhus Center in Gyumri, “The State Territorial Environmental Inspection estimated a damage of 378,000 AMD which was caused during the construction in the crossroad of Spandaryan and Cheraza streets in Gyumri."
December 02, 2009 | Cities
If tree planting rates in Yerevan will continue like this, Yerevan most probably will be lost in green. According to the statement made by Public Relations and Information Department of Yerevan Municipality, 147,666 trees have been planted in Yerevan for the last five years.
December 02, 2009 | Cities
During November, there were three incidents of tree pruning and cutting in Yerevan that caught the attention of “Hetq” and the public at large.
December 01, 2009 | Cities
The green zones of Yerevan again appeared to be under massive attack. Late in November EcoLur received several alarms from the public green activitists that the owners of different buildings started to cut down trees to free place for their territories.
November 20, 2009 | Cities
A store owner in the second district of Davitashen once again attempted to cut down a tree at the corner of his store, as witnessed by the accompanying photo.
November 19, 2009 | Cities
2,000 people have expressed their protest against the development of iron ore deposit in Hrazdan.
November 11, 2009 | Cities
Again trees are being cut down in Yerevan. People living in different quarters of Yerevan have been giving alarms. We speak about deep pruning of trees so known to all Yerevan residents, while specialists, botanists and ecologists make statements against this phenomenon.
November 11, 2009 | Cities
Agarak Town in Syunik Marz is located near to the Armenian border with Iran, and the other day the town celebrated its 60th anniversary. Agarak town Mayor Mkhitar Zakaryan noted that he town has problems that need to get solutions.
October 30, 2009 | Cities
RA court of general jurisdiction in Syunik ruled to take measures to prevent the danger threatening to the health and life of Shahumyan residents in Kapan that resulted from Deno Gold Mining Company’s underground and overground mining activity carried out in Shahumyan Mine.
October 29, 2009 | Cities
In the viewpoint of protection of human rights there are serious problems in the sphere of environment conservation. Today such a statement was made by Armen Harutyunyan, Human Rights Defender, and he substantiated his statement by various investigations and visits /Dsegh Forest, Jrvezh Forest Park, different parts in Yerevan City/.
October 29, 2009 | Cities
The territory of Kapan is intoxicated; the ecological situation is serious, while air is polluted. Such a statement was made by Inga Zarafyan, President of “EcoLur” Informational NGO.
