Human Rights, Environmental Policy

Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan has set up an environmental council, which includes the representatives of NGOs. “We Are This City’s Owners” initiative

The construction of the fish factory for Sevan trout production is about to be finished directly in Lake Sevan. A part of the lake is enclosed with reticulate cells. A pontoon bridge is laid, which goes into the lake by over

Sociological survey “Index of Life Quality in the Republic of Armenia for 2011” says Armenians are not pleases with their environment most of all. The survey has been carried out by the Institute for Political and Sociological Consultations. Under these studies, only 15.2% of the surveyed live in

Whether political parties keep initiative movements away from them or there are internal reasons for demarcation line between activists and politicians. Participants of eco-educational summer camp in Teghout reason about this topic: public activists Gor Hakobyan, Hrayr Savzyan, Arthur Grigoryan and journalist Zhanna Sargsyan

Under the conditions of “continuing drought” in Armenia, the government decided to increase water outlets from Lake Sevan up to 239.2 million cubic meters

Kapan-based NGOs call for the authorities to stop the operation of Bamo Metals Company, which pollutes the drinking water of Kapan and its surroundings

After Mahstots Park, where public civic initiatives defended public interest, only lazy people didn’t ask themselves whether this is probably a new political profess and what this movement can turn into. There is no single opinion on this idea within civic initiatives. We applied to Teghout Supporters Initiative group, which took the most active part in the fight for Mashtots Park. Hrayr Savzyan, Lena Nazaryan and Artur Grigoryan

“EcoLur” present a video material where Eco-education tent camp participants express their ideas on

The Armenian government will deal with the expired pesticides left from the Soviet period. On July 26 the Executive will discuss the proposal filed by

“Trchkan” Civic Initiative states that the public hearings on “Khachaghbyur-2” Small HPP Project should be recognized as illegal

Hot period of approving anti-environmental projects has launched in violations with public rights – participation in decision-making process. The website of Nature Protection Ministry, www.mnp.am, displays announcements about public hearings, nevertheless their timeframes generate at least

EcoLur Presenting "Canal Murderer" Video

Alliance demands to recognize the parliamentary amendments in RA Law “On Lake Sevan” null and void and to organize

This was a new phenomenon in Armenian confrontations and struggle. Secondly, the idea of political-civic confrontation discourse started working, i.e. ideological certainty launched. And there was a moment when

“As soon as there are elections – parliamentary or presidential, candidates come and make promises. They promise us we will do this and that. They promise and then leave without doing anything. We haven’t seen any of them..

Public Debates around Lake Sevan continue: Human Rights Defender of Armenia has replied to Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan. The reply says

The situation has changed. Then, the situation forced us to participate and believe that we must live in a better world, but now there are few people who believe in this. Now many people think that they must change something only for themselves and few want

On 14 July Deputy PM, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan in his interview with news.am outlined that the governmental package on additional water outlets from Lake Sevan submitted to