Entrance to Khosrov for Illegal Tree Logging Open

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The following photos were disseminated in the social networks entitled “Since December 6th the employees of Khosrov are illegally cutting trees - most probably to sell as firewood."

The photos show the tree felling were not accidental ones, but planned. The timber was taken out on the cars prudently covered with tarpaulin. The brigade was spread on tree felling spots marked beforehand.

The wood has rather high demand in these cold days. The prices for timber are different in Gegharkounik Region. One cubic meter of the local timber (poplar, sea-buckthorn) costs around 10,000 – 11,000 AMD. One cubic meter of the timber from Tavush (ash tree and lime tree) costs 20,000 AMD. The responsibility for the conservation of the forests is shared between the Agriculture Ministry as represented by “ArmForest” SNCO and Nature Protection Ministry as represented by the Agency for Bioresource Management, which controls reserves and national parks.

December 09, 2013 at 13:18