January 29, 2013 at 16:34 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Our environmental resources and environment is exposed to serious pressure. Soil management, toxic production, emissions are practically not controlled. There is no adequate ecological expertise. All this is unacceptable. But the solution to problems can be
January 29, 2013 at 13:51 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Three presidential candidates of Armenia – “National Accord” Party leader Aram Harutyunyan, Ex Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno Karabagh Arman Meliqyan and Vardan Sedrakyan, epic poetry expert, are willing to assist to
January 28, 2013 at 15:37 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Aragatsotn
The Nature Protection Ministry has held a consultation on the project submitted by “Mego Gold” LLC, the construction of a new tailing dump of Tukhmanuk ore-dressing plant in Meliq Village (Aragatsotn Region). As the official statement of the Ministry says, “In regard with the documents submitted for the expertise, the findings of the public
January 28, 2013 at 15:18 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
The Nature Protection Ministry has dispatched the project of Meghradzor Gold Corporation on the construction of a cyanic plant in Meghradzor for the consideration of the Health Ministry. As the ministry
January 28, 2013 at 14:31 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Aragatsotn
The Union of Greens of Armenia and the Public Environmental Alliance has circulated in social networks and press an open letter addressed to the Chairman and CEO of Global Gold Corporation Van Krikorian. The letter particularly says, “American “Global Gold” Corporation develops a number of mines in opencast manner in Armenia destroying
January 28, 2013 at 13:01 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Armavir
The people employed at the ANPP are in the front edge, like those people, who defend our borders and they should have special privileges, which will be in
January 25, 2013 at 16:43 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
In the morning, when we were leaving the village for the protest demonstration, they phones and told us that the administration ordered its employees to urgently gather signatures in the favour of the project in their families, otherwise they will be
January 25, 2013 at 15:28 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
“Teghout Support” civic initiative has sent an open letter to the presidential candidates of Armenia Aram Harutyunyan, Arman Melikyan, Hrant Bagratyan, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Vardan Sedrakyan and Raffi Hovhannisian, which particularly
January 25, 2013 at 14:32 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The election program of Armenian incumbent president and presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan for the elections of 2013 doesn’t contain any clause dedicated to environmental issues. Nevertheless, we could find the following in
January 24, 2013 at 20:06 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
MP from the Republican Party Samvel Farmanyan promised to protect the interests of Nork 7 Masiv. The MP promised to do so at the protest demonstration held by the residents in Masiv 7
January 24, 2013 at 18:53 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk | Yerevan
Meghradzor villagers and “NO to Cyanide in Meghradzor” civic initiative will organize a protest demonstration in front of the Armenian President’s seat to oppose to the construction of a cyanic plant in Meghradzor at 12:00 on 25 January. The application addressed to the President
January 24, 2013 at 17:11 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Environment holds a significant place in presidential candidate Raffi Hovhannisian’s election program. The environmental part of the program begins with “Natural world and natural resources of Armenia are its national wealth”. It says “…Each member
January 24, 2013 at 12:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Lori
The letter by the Nature Protection Mininstry addressed to “Trchkan” civic initiative representative Levon Galstyan says that “Lev yev Jur” LLC Director Liparit Simonyan, which operates “Tchitchkhan” SHP, will be subjected
January 24, 2013 at 12:11 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
“Hayastan” Pan-Armenian Fund will be presented a territory of 3396 square km in Yerevan, on Azatutyun Avenue, with a purpose to construct a
January 23, 2013 at 12:29 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Lori
On 18 January a public hearing was held on the construction project of “Dzoraget-5” and “Dzoraget-6” SHPs in Katnarat Village, Lori Region. The announcement about holding this public hearing was displayed on
January 23, 2013 at 12:08 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
The reply letter of the Culture Ministry to EcoLur says that the Culture Ministry of Armenia hasn’t received the construction project of a cyanic plant in Meghradzor for consideration. “The Culture Ministry of Armenia doesn’t possess any
January 23, 2013 at 11:23 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
On 24 January, at 15:00, the residents of 7 Massiv, Nor Nork, Yerevan City, will hold a protest demonstration against the construction of a stone-cutting plant, says the statement of residents addressed to EcoLur: during 25 years they have been beautifying and greening
January 22, 2013 at 14:31 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Hrant Bagratyan’s program, as it could be supposed, has an economic direction. “Soil Stocktaking and Quoted Soil Management” section says, “The Armenian soil should be
