January 22, 2013 at 13:39 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
The National Academy of Sciences of Armenia shares EcoLur’s concern in regard with some problems of Lake Sevan. The official letter by NAS RA is sent to the Staff Head of the Armenian Government David Sargsyan and concerns to EcoLur’s application to the Armenian Government submitted on the findings of
January 22, 2013 at 12:22 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
A new civic initiative group “NO to Cyanide in Meghradzor” has been set up, which has launched the collection of signatures against the construction of a cyanic plant in Meghradzor. The circulated text says, “A cyanic plant is intended to
January 21, 2013 at 17:03 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Today, 0n 21 January, the presidential election race has been launched in Armenia. And at once, one of the candidates for the position of the president, the activist of ‘green’ public movement and group member of ‘dismantlers’ in Mashtots Park Andreas Ghukasyan announced about hunger strike without any time
January 21, 2013 at 15:56 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
If they see on the map, that molybdenum, aluminum, iron is mined next to Tsaghkadzor, who will come here? Nobody and never…Who will assess losses? We will lose both the investments and working places. The government
January 21, 2013 at 11:25 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Kotayk
The Health Ministry of Armenia intends to examine the environmental impact assessment documents on the project of cyanic plant construction submitted by “Meghradzor Gold” LLC. This is what the Health Ministry letter
January 18, 2013 at 13:28 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
“Trchkan” civic initiative has made an enquiry to the Council of National Security about the opinionon leasing Syunik land areas to East Azerbaijan. The enquiry is addressed to the Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan and Head
January 18, 2013 at 13:17 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
On 18 January the owners of Dalma Garden held another protest demonstration in front of the President’s seat. They demand from the president just compensation for the land areas, they had been cultivating for 20 years, which were illegally
January 18, 2013 at 12:37 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Aragatsotn
Public Environmental Alliance, an alliance of 50 NGOs, has addressed a letter to Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan, which particularly says, “On 20.11.2012 the Public Environmental Alliance has
January 17, 2013 at 14:58 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
The organization implemented the pilot program was suggested to give proposals to the Ministry of Nature Protection about the quantity of endemic fish species grown in net cages which should be released to Lake Sevan in 2013
January 17, 2013 at 12:35 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
On December 25 “EcoLur” received an alarm signal that tree felling was carried out in Paros forest. The alarm beater was Zara Haroyan, who wrote, “Huge volumes of tree felling are carried
January 17, 2013 at 10:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Armenia is located in the zone of high natural risks and is exposed to various threats. About 110 natural threats are inherent to the country,” says the report by
January 16, 2013 at 14:03 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The activists of ‘green” movement are establishing an environmental front. On 16 January this statement made by an initiative group composed of Yeghia Nersesian, Mariam Suohudyan, Vache Tovmasyan (USA) and Levon Galstyan. The statement
January 16, 2013 at 13:07 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
The Armenian Government presents "Yerevan-My Love" Fund land areas in Kond with a total area of 1005.0 square meters near Saint Hovhannes Church for the implementation of charity
January 16, 2013 at 11:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Ararat | Armavir
Monitoring of underground waters has been carried out in Armavir and Ararat Regions of Armenia and exhaustion of underground water resources and change in qualuty are
January 15, 2013 at 15:43 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Gegharkunik
For the first time in recent years Lake Sevan has a negative balance. The annual balance is determined as of 1 January. The level of Lake Sevan, as of 1 January 2012, made up
January 15, 2013 at 14:17 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
It should be noted that the absolute majority of gold mines developed in Armenia also contain mercury as an accompanying element. Nevertheless, none of the projects or none of the opinion of the environmental opinion on mining doesn’t
January 15, 2013 at 11:40 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The Government and deputies have put the Environmental Inspection, which performs its obligations rather leniently, in tighter frames. Now the inspections for large business entities turn into a complete
January 14, 2013 at 17:03 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Ararat | Kotayk
The monitoring will be conducted by the end of the year, for example, the Supervisory Chamber Chairman has highlighted the examination of the Khosrov reserve to exclude any activities in the reserve, which will violate
