"EcoLur" Press Club

Nature Protection Ministry’s Replies Repeating
December 20, 2013 at 18:14 | "EcoLur" Press Club
EcoLur received indirect confirmation about the size of “Dundee Precious Metals Kapan” Company’s fine imposed by the State Environmental Inspection of Nature Protection Ministry. Some days ago Company Director General Hrach Jabrayan spoke about the problems with premiums at the meeting with the workers and said...
Three rivers Armenia overwhelmed by SHPPs
December 20, 2013 at 12:22 | "EcoLur" Press Club
The overload on the river in Armenia is increasing because of SHPPs, the number of which is increasingly growing day by day. The most overloaded rivers in Armenia turn out to be as follows...
EcoLur Is Demanding to Hold New Public Hearings for Kosh SHHP
December 18, 2013 at 16:02 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Aragatsotn
The authority to recognize a community as project affected belongs to Nature Protection Ministry, nevertheless, the Ministry Expert Heriqnaz Mkrtchyan noted she was not aware that besides Kosh, two other communities use this canal, as ...
Total Area of Protected Areas in Armenia Increased
December 17, 2013 at 14:10 | "EcoLur" Press Club
In 2010-2013 the total area of the protected areas in Armenia increased by 76,300 ha. At present the total area of the specially protected areas is about...
"Arpa 3" SHPP Project Should be Turned down
December 13, 2013 at 17:32 | "EcoLur" Press Club
The impact of “Arpa 3” SHPP on “Jermuk Forest” and “Jermuk” forest reserves, landscape and biodiversity hasn’t been assessed at all. Below are the substantiations...
Forest on Eve of New Year
December 13, 2013 at 11:57 | "EcoLur" Press Club
The felling of pine trees will be banned starting from 13 December.“ArmForest” SNCO hasn’t cut down pine trees for sale. This year we gave 6000 branches for central Christmas tree in Yerevan and 3000 branches for the Christmas tree in Gyumri,” said...