Human Rights, Environmental Policy

Successful Attempt to Dismantle
April 16, 2012 at 15:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
On 15 April all the 6 brigades of dismantlers showed up in Mashtots Park to launch dismantling activities, they were able to unscrew three bolts despite violent actions by policemen
Heritage: Natural Resources Belong to Everybody
April 14, 2012 at 14:24 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
The Heritage focuses on the following main provisions: 1) Well-thought and safe use of natural resources and nature protection, 2) each society member is the owner of the company dealing with mining of natural
Put Minus to This Point of RPA Election Program
April 13, 2012 at 13:23 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
Lake. Due to these water systems, the city has humid ventilation, dust load and vehicle exhaust gases have decreased and so the semi-desert climate has mitigated. Now we can ascertain the state of these ecosystems has drastically
Garegin B Welcomes Environmental Advocates
April 12, 2012 at 18:11 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
In reply to the open letter of the environmental advocates addressed to the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II wrote, “Nature is the primordial reality which should permanently be taken care of….We welcome the attention that environmental
Serzh Sargsyan – Environmental Fellow Fighter
April 12, 2012 at 17:55 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
“Under the law we exclude the site development of Yerevan downtown, if it doesn’t comply with the capital architecture. It’s obvious that serious public requirements and even public
Election Promises of PPA in 2007: Preservation of Environment
April 12, 2012 at 17:01 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy
EcoLur presents another issue of “Monitoring Environmental Programs of Political Parties.” This article is devoted to the environmental component of the Prosperous Party of Armenia for 2007, which is submitted in the program entitled
Government Lowering Categories of Land Areas for Small HPPs at High Rates
April 11, 2012 at 19:16 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Syunik
The government is lowering the category of the land areas for the construction of small HPPs at high rates. Syunik Regional Head Suren Khachatryan worked out construction plans for another two HPPs, for which the government
RPA Hasn’t Conceded Position of Nature Protection Minister to Anyone in 2007
April 11, 2012 at 16:02 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
After the victory in the elections for 2007, the Republican Party of Armenia hasn’t conceded the position of Nature Protection Minister to anyone thus undertaking political responsibility for the environment and natural resources preservation. Meanwhile, the environmental part of RPA program is rather poor and includes only 4 priorities, one of them
Tension In Mashtots Park
April 04, 2012 at 17:12 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Yerevan
The situation in the Mashtots Park is tense. The Civil Initiative Group for the dismantlement of the boutiques, the first ten people and the rest twenty people, who joined the group later, made some measurements in the Mashtots Park in the morning
Emergency Risks at ANPP– In Focus of Armenian Government
April 04, 2012 at 11:36 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Armavir
The probable incidents and risks of anthropogenic accidents at ANPP may lead to the radioactive contamination of environment, exposure of ANPP employees and population to the radiation. The Armenian Government intends to approve a decision