Human Rights, Environmental Policy

The Government Will Amend One of Its Decisions on Mines
October 23, 2012 at 14:14 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
At the meeting on 25 October the government will make amendments in decision №1758–N “On Establishing Republican Geological Fund.” The amendments will
Government Concluded New Agreement on Amoulsar Project with Lydian International
October 23, 2012 at 13:48 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik | Vayots dzor
The official website of Lydian International Company informs that the company has concluded a new agreement with the Armenian Government on Amoulsar gold mine development project. In accordance with its license, the company is obliged to mine not less than
Martoun Grigoryan Elected Chairman of Standing Committee of National Assembly
October 22, 2012 at 19:25 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
Several minutes ago the deputies of the National Assembly elected the member of 'Prosperous Armenia' faction Martoun Grigoryan as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Ecology via secret ballotting, with 75 votes 'for' and
What’s Risk for Prolonging ANPP Operation Service?
October 22, 2012 at 18:09 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Armavir
Political proposals have also been actively discusses in the mass media. Nevertheless, environmental society is interested in the price of risk about which the Energy Letter keeps
Who Are Real Grant Consumers?
October 19, 2012 at 16:02 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
Environmentalists are permanently accused of being politicized, they are guided by certain people and that they are “Grant consumers”. It should be noted that the main part of grants goes to the government…What we can learn about the grants
Armenian NPP to extend term of operation by 10 years
October 19, 2012 at 13:43 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Armavir
According to Mr. Movsisyan, the government resolved to prolong Metsamor NPP’s term of operation by 10 more years, considering that construction of a new energy block will take the same time. As he further noted, the program implementation
MES: No Leakage from Madan Graveyard Observed
October 18, 2012 at 15:55 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Lori
The Ministry of Emergency States denies the statement disseminated in the press that the Madan arsenic graveyard in Alaverdi chapped and that wastes it contains polluted the Debed River. As Deputy Head of Rescue Service of MES Nikolay Grigoryan told EcoLur, after the alarm signal
World Food Day: Whether Number of Hungry People Will Increase at Expense of Armenia
October 18, 2012 at 14:56 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
On the contrary, we all the time witness the satisfaction of the government with the fact that farmers, instead of feeding themselves and the town, get employed as workers at mines and will get from 30,000 to 120,000 AMD as a salary for 8-10 years. The government keeps silence what will happen
Jermuk Residents: Whether It Is Possible Not To Love Your Country and Your Nature
October 17, 2012 at 15:49 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Vayots dzor
People in Jermuk are concerned with the intensive construction of “Jermuk-1” SHP on the Arpa River. Still two months ago people put forward their demands for law compliance in the course of public hearings held by “Jermukturboshin” company. Jermuk residents assert