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Jermuk Forestry Enterprise needs to return its status. This proposal was made at the meeting with Jermuk Community, Vayots Dzor Region, in the frames of ENPI EAST FLEG program. Reminder: Jermuk Forestry Enterprise was established in 1962 and dissolved in 2007. After dissolution Jermuk Forestry Enterprise was merged with Yeghegnadzor Forestry Enterprise, which was renamed into Vayots Dzor Forestry Enterprise. Its total square makes upn15050.96 ha.
Jermuk residents receive their legal free-of-charge cum of fallen deadwood as a near-forest community, but they don’t use firewood often, as they use gas for heating. Large amounts of firewood are used in Kechout community, which is within the administrative area of Jermuk.
Varuzhan Harutyunyan has worked in the forestry enterprise for 34 years. Under him, there is almost no illegal felling in Jermuk, that’s why it’s reasonable to organize a tree nursery from pine species in Jermuk.
The peculiarity of Jermuk forest is that he grows at high level above sea – 2080 meters, which is needed to increase oxygen from the lack of which the residents may suffer, the meeting participants noted.
For our part we would like to note that the government has planned to establish Jermuk National Park in 2017-2020.
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October 13, 2015 at 12:19