Human Rights, Environmental Policy

The cleaning of evident traces of the breakdown was carried out the next day, traces which may help to determine damages were cleaned out, i.e. no investigative actions shouldn’t be carried out. However, after а week the Nature Protection Ministry says

I would like each of the candidate or all of them to come up with their own programs,” said the Chairman of Electoral Committee Albert Aghikyan in his conversation with EcoLur, “I would like to have debates, to ask them questions so as voters could make up their minds. But now the more relatives you have

In regard with the incident connected with the elections into local self government in Akhtala Town there are already arrested people. According to the police, on 30 August they received a signal about the assault on Ashtala Mayor Haykaz Khachikyan by a Bodol (Head of Security of Akhtala Ore Processing Combine Arsen Chichyan). As the police found

The Mayor clearly mentioned that he will exercise special control over the irrigation process. Among several such territories he particularly mentioned Dalma Gardens, but we know for sure that enormous territories in Dalma Gardens, green trees and vegetation, already dry out because of

Thus, the Armenian Government didn’t take into consideration the conclusion of the Expert Committee of Lake Sevam Preservation, which offered to limit water outlets by

Guided by sub-paragraph 6, paragraph 121 of the order established by presidential ordinance PO-174-N of July 18, 2007, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint

Environmental Public Alliance has addressed a letter to RA Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan on the crushing and screening plant in the EIA of “Sotq Open Gold Mine” project submitted by

An extract from Patrick Loren’s speech, “…what about the company (we speak about Bamo Metals), it was Energy and Natural Resources Ministry who issued a license to them. We don’t have anything in common with it…Unfortunately, when issuing a license they probably forgot there is a drainage basin in that area…I found out this company will be carrying out prospecting in upcoming two years, which doesn’t pose any factual threat for water. Problems arise during mine development process

Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Armenia Armen Movsisyan is sure that the steps government take in mining sector will be attractive for foreign investors. Mining Journal specialized edition published the Minister’s message, which describes metallic and non-metallic minerals, their composition and value. “I would like to extend

The official website of Nature Protection Ministry informs that upon Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan’s assignment, staff of Syunik Regional Division of the State Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection Ministry have examined the situation

Yerevan Municipality informs that Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan assigned to take green zones in Tsitsernakaberd, Dalma Gardens, and Nork under strict control and to ensure them with water supply. Mayor also assigned to carry out sanitary cleaning of Hrazdan Gorge and to set

Yerevan Municipality informs that VneshTorgBank and “Ingo Armenia” insurance company expressed their willingness to take part

Nature Protection Ministry keeps silence on the damage caused by the breakdown of tailing pipe of Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC)

On August 23 the Armenian Government approved prolongation requirements for project term of second power unit of the Armenian nuclear power plant. According to

And we can see how Sevan is left without fish. Now the ban exists, but unfortunately there is no fish, while the same policy continues. We may lose the lake

When pumps are on, the land areas turn into white colour with settling. These are molybdenum tails. We don’t know for sure but we think these are wastes

NGOs should be entitled to protect public interests at court. This is public position expressed at the Center for Constitutional Law on 22 August, where Chairman of Constitutional Court of Armenia Gagik Harutyunyan, Chairman of the Center for Constitutional Law

The Environmental Expertise of Nature Protection Ministry didn’t eventually dare to decide what kind of activities present the crushing and screening plant in Sotq, already existing or planned. Though the project with the part for crushing and screening plant was submitted in 2012, the plant itself was constructed