EcoLur
From 19 to 23 September “EcoLur” Informational NGO organized a master class ad media tour on the forests in Armenia and Georgia for Armenian and Georgian journalists in the frames of ENPI EAST FLEG II. Below are the materials prepared by the journalists.
Villagers Can’t Get into Their Land Areas Because of “Teghut” CJSC
ANUSH MATEVOSYAN, “Aravot” daily, http://www.aravot.am/2016/09/30/810597/
Vardges Sargsyan can see his land area only with binoculars: Teghut villager Vardges Sargsyan is in legal claims with “Teghut” CJSC for already two years. Vardges Sargsyan has had problems with mine administration from the very day, when he decided to get into his own land area without permission and mine workers didn’t allow him to do it, “I couldn’t stand it anymore, so I broke their barrier and I was taken into the police station: I was accused of going into my own land area. Don’t I have any right to get there? Then I learnt that the barrier was illegally installed.” The land owner is in court litigation with the company for already two years: he has hired a lawyer and en expert to assess harvest damages, 12 million AMD; nevertheless, the court hasn’t ruled anything yet.
Only Around 15 Trees Growing Out of 15 Ha of Forest Planted by “Teghut” Company
ANUSH MATEVOSYAN, “Aravot” daily, http://www.aravot.am/2016/10/01/811049/
Shnogh Deputy Village Head Koryun Shadinyan told in his interview with journalists, “In 2009-2010 15 ha forest was established on the other side of the forest, which was a sandy area and an unfavourable place to plant a forest and, despite cultivation works, the main part of the forest has dried out because of two-year-long droughts.” According to him, the Aldermen’s Council of the community found it more suitable to establish orchards instead of forests; moreover, they didn’t have suitable land areas for establishing forests. 21 ha of orchards have been established, and a project has been submitted to establish 10 ha of orchards this autumn, while land owners are entitled to select tree species – apple, pear and blood orange.
“Teghut” CJSC Plans to Establish Orchards in 180 Ha Instead of Forests
PanARMENIAN.Net http://www.panarmenian.net/arm/news/222446/
“Teghut” CJSC, a part of “Vallex” Group Company, plans to establish orchards instead of forests in 180 ha land area. “Teghut” CJSC shall officially cut down 357 ha of forest in the frames of Teghut copper and molybdenum mining in Lori Region. Instead, the company obliges to plant 714 ha of forest to compensate damages caused to forest cover with Teghut copper and molybdenum mining project.
On 4 August 2015 Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan and Agricultur Minister Sergo Karapetyan signed a joint decree, which allowed “Teghut” CJSC to plant orchards in 180 ha of area in Shnogh and Teghut communities out of 714 ha of reforestation area.
In reply to the question whether mining activities in the region don’t pollute agricultural products with heavy metals, Koryun Shadinyan said, “90% of the community area is irrigated with Debed water. “Teghut” CJSC has been sampling fruit for already 2 years and the concentration of heavy metals in the fruit has exceeded the standard by 5-6 times.”
Director of “Forests of Armenia” NGO, lawyer Nazeli Vardanyan think that planting orchards instead of forests is a violation of Teghut copper and molybdenum mining project.
Stoves Prepared in Margahovit Having Gas Supply to Reduce Wood Use
PanARMENIAN.Net http://www.panarmenian.net/arm/news/222803/
Margahovit community, Lori Region, is one of the communities having gas supply in Armenia, nevertheless, most community heats their houses with wood in the winter. According to Gugark forestry enterprise Director Aren Aghababyan, illegal forest felling is rare, forest is well preserved, while villagers make use of fuel wood from sanitary felling.
According to Margahovit villagers, they shall pay 10,800 AMD for cutting down wood from the forest, if transportation expenses are added, it makes 15,000-18,000 AMD. If they want to buy fuel wood without going into forest, they shall ay 13,000 AMD for one cum. In order to save wood, one of Margahovit villagers started producing and selling unique stoves.
Increase in Concentration of Heavy Metals in Fruit and Vegetables in Shnogh (video)
http://www.a1plus.am/1493328.html
The test results of fruit and vegetables taken from Shnogh community, Lori Region, are worrying. Nevertheless, Deputy Village Head Koryun Shadinyan doesn’t relate it with Teghut mining.
Many Villages in Armenia Have Gas, But Still Burn Wood
ANUSH MATEVOSYAN, “Aravot” daily, http://www.aravot.am/2016/10/08/813586/
Each year reforestation and forest preservation works increase in parallel with fight against illegal tree felling, nevertheless, many near-forest villages continue “feeding” from forest. Moreover, there are villages, which have gas supply, but they still survive the winters with fuel wood.
“ArmForest” SNCO Deputy Director, Chief Forester Ruben Petrosyan said sine 2009 reforestation works have been minimized, while the number of officially recorded forest felling has decreased - 30,000 cum in 2014 vs. 75,000 cum recorded in 2000.
ტყის მართვა საქართველოსა და სომხეთში {VIDEO}
http://garb.ge/news/tqhis-marthva-saqarthvelosa-da-somkhethshi-video/
ქართველი ჟურნალისტები მსოფლიო ბანკის პროექტის ფარგლებში სომხეტის ტყეებში შექმნილ ვითარებას გაეცნენ. სომხეთში ტყის კოდექსი 2005 წელს მიღეს, ამასთან ქვეყანაში რამდენიმე სახელმწიფო სტრუქტურა მოქმედებს, რომელსაც ტყის რესურსის დაცვა და გარემოზე ზრუნავა ვალება. რეგულაციების არსებობის მიუხედავად, ადგილობრივი გარემოსდაცვითი არსამთავრობო ორგანიზაციის ECOLOR- ის თანამშრომლები, ამბობენ, რომ სომხეთში ტყის მართვის სფეროში მრავალი ხარვეზია.
საქართველოში ტყის კოდექსი 1999 წლიდან მოქმედებს. თუმცა ტყის მდგრადი მართვის განსახორციელებლად, ერთი წლის წინ გარემოს დაცვის სამინისტრომ მუშაობა ახალ კოდექსზე დაიწყო. სატყეო პოლიტიკის სამსახურის უფროსის განმარტებით, ახალი დოკუმენტი მეზობელ ქვეყნებში მოქმედი კოდექსისგან განსხვავდება და მეტად მიახლოებულია ევროკავშირის სტანდარტებთან.
სინქრონები:
ნაზილ ვარდანიანი – არსამთავრობო ორგანიზაცია „სომხური ტყის“ პრეზიდენტი;
ლუბა ბალიანი – ფლეგ (ENPI/FLEG) პროგრამის კოორდინატორი სომხეთში;
კარლო ამირგულაშვილი.- სატყეო პოლიტიკის სამსახურის უფროსი;
რეზო გეთიაშვილი – “კავკასიის გარემოსდაცვითი ორგანიზაციების ქსელის” (CENN) გარემოსდაცვითი პროგრამების კოორდინატორი.
October 19, 2016 at 19:25