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  • #41
    Re: Armenian Nature

    Oh... FFS!
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    Trees in Kapan Illegally Cut, Ministry Reports

    [ 2010/03/19 | 13:28 ] ecology
    Kristine Aghalaryan

    The RoA Ministry of Nature Protection has informed Hetq that the cutting of trees in the Shahumyan district of Kapan was in violation of the law.

    The Ministry had sent a team to investigate the incident, reporting back that local police have been notified. The team is assessing the monetary damage inflicted by the perpetrators.

    Hetq - News, Articles, Investigations
    Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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    • #42
      Re: Armenias Environment

      Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
      I remember when this project firs started and am very happy to see it succeed and continue.
      http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/...o-armenia.html
      That's really a so beautiful project!
      As it is written in the site: Armenia is an inspiration for the rest of the planet!
      If it was being done in every country, things would be different, the Planet wouldn't be as bad as it is actually and many of the Nature and enviroment problems we have, would be solved!

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      • #43
        Re: Armenias Environment

        Originally posted by katy18 View Post
        That's really a so beautiful project!
        As it is written in the site: Armenia is an inspiration for the rest of the planet!
        If it was being done in every country, things would be different, the Planet wouldn't be as bad as it is actually and many of the Nature and enviroment problems we have, would be solved!
        The worst of it happens in the Amazon where the farmers strip land to grow crops and are usually uneducated about it so don't do crop rotation, and move on to the next part of the rainforest and chop it down. Quite sad really.

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        • #44
          Re: Armenias Environment

          Originally posted by hipeter924 View Post
          The worst of it happens in the Amazon where the farmers strip land to grow crops and are usually uneducated about it so don't do crop rotation, and move on to the next part of the rainforest and chop it down. Quite sad really.
          Yap the Amazon is the lung of world and it is being destroyed so badly; I had read that 857.666 Km2 were deforested until 2005; and they think in 2030 it can be 55% deforested thanks to the agriculture and livestock.. For example in Brasil they are growing a lot of soja there for feeding the livestock and those crops too for making biofuel =/

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          • #45
            Re: Armenias Environment

            Originally posted by katy18 View Post
            Yap the Amazon is the lung of world and it is being destroyed so badly; I had read that 857.666 Km2 were deforested until 2005; and they think in 2030 it can be 55% deforested thanks to the agriculture and livestock.. For example in Brasil they are growing a lot of soja there for feeding the livestock and those crops too for making biofuel =/
            It is actually a mafia which controls the process of destruction of the Amazon, its destruction goes beyond any need for resources...forestation of the world's green areas is too much of a good business for letting it go. Nobody takes seriously the power struggle that's behind the forestation industry, because as of today the Amazon is still in a good state...but once it really becomes a danger to be damaging it further, we will see how many people is killed in the war of interests...

            Also, the issue with bio-fuel is its production is a waste of consumable goods that could be rather used to feed people in need. People who came up with that either never thought of it, or they wanted to think of other excuse to not resolve the issue of world hunger

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            • #46
              Re: Armenias Environment

              Originally posted by ashot24 View Post
              It is actually a mafia which controls the process of destruction of the Amazon, its destruction goes beyond any need for resources...forestation of the world's green areas is too much of a good business for letting it go. Nobody takes seriously the power struggle that's behind the forestation industry, because as of today the Amazon is still in a good state...but once it really becomes a danger to be damaging it further, we will see how many people is killed in the war of interests...

              Also, the issue with bio-fuel is its production is a waste of consumable goods that could be rather used to feed people in need. People who came up with that either never thought of it, or they wanted to think of other excuse to not resolve the issue of world hunger
              Yes Ashot it is always like that! Nobody care about the nature; they explode and explode and only care about their pockets. Let's see what will happen after some years when the problem becomes irreversible. Sadly It will efect all the world because the Amazon is the biggest tropical forest!

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              • #47
                Re: Armenian Nature

                1,5 MILLION TREES TO BE PLANTED IN YEREVAN BY 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

                Panorama.am
                15:16 30/03/2010

                Society

                World Armenian Congress and representatives of the youth organizations
                have put forward an initiative under heading "In Commemoration of the
                Innocent Martyr"; they have called on the youth of Armenia raising
                their program of events on 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
                only five years ahead the 100 years since one of the most terrible
                and cruel offences in the world ever - the Armenian Genocide.

                The appeal particularly says that the wall of silence has been
                partially ruined during the recent decades and the number of the
                states that recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide has increased.

                "The preparation and marking of 100th anniversary of the crime against
                humanity will contribute to the unification of the world powers to
                condemn and recognize the Genocide," the appeal says.

                The members of the initiative have planned to plant 1,5 million
                trees in Yerevan by the 100th anniversary (in five years) of the
                Armenian Genocide, to create a Park of Rebirth. They have called on
                the Armenian youth organizations to participate in the tree planting
                perpetuating the memory of each victim of the Armenian Genocide.

                Besides, they call on Yervan City Hall and the Armenian regions'
                authorities to allocate territories and conditions for tree planting.

                The Congress also urges the Armenian businessmen to provide financial
                support to the local authorities to carry out this mission.
                Hayastan or Bust.

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                • #48
                  Re: Armenian Nature

                  Azg Daily, Armenia
                  April 15 2010


                  RIVERS TO BRIDGE THE CAUCASUS DIVIDE

                  By Aghavni Harutyunyan




                  It's an article from the series of publications about the regional
                  projects funded by the European Union. In the articles we present the
                  state and results of the projects implemented in the region. This
                  article touches upon the Transboundary river management for the Kura
                  river project.

                  The project aims to improve the water quality in the Kura River basin
                  through trans-boundary cooperation and implementation of the
                  integrated water resources management approach. The project supports
                  the development of a common monitoring and information management
                  system to improve transboundary cooperation and enhances the
                  capacities of environmental authorities and monitoring establishments
                  engaged in long-term integrated water resources management in the Kura
                  River basin.

                  The Kura River and its tributaries span a vast geographical area
                  embracing, among others, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The
                  EU-funded Kura River basin transboundary river management project aims
                  to improve the quality of natural water resources and help the three
                  South Caucasus countries preserve their common natural heritage.
                  Armenia's role in this task is to look after one of the Kura's largest
                  tributaries, the Aras River, which originates in Turkey, flows through
                  Armenia and meets the Kura downstream in Azerbaijan.

                  The community angle

                  Alaverdi, Armenia ` At the bottom of the Debed River gorge, nestled in
                  the folds of rugged mountains in the far north of Armenia near the
                  Georgian border, lies the small town of Alaverdi. The river that runs
                  through the town is the heart of the local community.

                  "In summer, the river becomes a recreation area for the small nearby
                  town of Alaverdi," says local resident Gayane Poghosyan, 48. "Local
                  people descend on its banks to relax, as they can't go elsewhere. We
                  swim and catch fish here."

                  But since the 18th century, Alaverdi has also been home to copper
                  mines, and the town today still hosts an important mining complex,
                  often blamed by Armenia's neighbours for polluting the waters of the
                  river. Residents are unwilling to point fingers, but they too say the
                  river is not as clean as it used to be.

                  "The citizens of Alaverdi don't want to speak about the river in
                  public," says one elderly man, identified only as comrade Barseghyan.
                  "There is still some fish here but frankly the number of species is
                  down." Others say the water is dirty because "people dump things into
                  the river". But they avoid blaming any particular industrial polluter
                  located in the vicinity. "It's none of my business," one says.




                  Project leader:"To avoid the mistakes of the West"

                  For the EU-funded Kura River project, however, such problems are the
                  core of its business. And for project team leader in Armenia Anatoli
                  Pichugin, things are not as bad as they seem: "People tend to
                  overdramatize, often exaggerating problems. Of course there are
                  problems, but the waters are mostly clean since industry never
                  developed fully in Armenia. The country can still boast ample water
                  resources."

                  "The objective now is to avoid the mistakes of the West," he says.

                  The project, funded by the EU with a total of ?¬5.2 million from
                  2008-2011, aims to enhance the capacities of national environmental
                  authorities, monitor national operators engaged in long-term
                  integrated water resource management and help them understand that
                  with the constantly increasing pressure on water resources, it is
                  better to prevent pollution than fight its consequences. One of its
                  key components is the application of the EU Water Framework Directive
                  on the basis of individual river basin management projects worked out
                  in each participating country.

                  Pichugin says there are two main problems in the Aras River basin,
                  communal sewage disposal and the rubbish that people dump in the
                  river, but adds it is cleaner than many European rivers.

                  Volodya Narimanyan is deputy head of the Water Resources Management
                  Agency of the Armenian Ministry for Nature Protection. He says the
                  Armenian partners of the project have already completed the
                  introduction of the legislative-institutional amendments.

                  "We seek convergence with EU legislation by including the clauses of
                  the EU Water Framework Directive into our national legislation and
                  regulations," says Narimanyan, adding that the water basin management
                  projects in Armenia are well on the way, with the Debed and Aghstev
                  selected as pilot rivers.

                  "In the framework of this project, draft management plans for the
                  basins of Debed and Aghstev are being worked out as the methodological
                  groundwork for the management of a further six selected basins," says
                  Narimanyan.




                  Monitoring the rivers together

                  The project in Armenia is due to receive technical support for its
                  monitoring activities, and will develop a database platform to provide
                  information on trans-boundary rivers.

                  In the framework of the project, joint monitoring is carried out by
                  the Armenian Environmental Monitoring Centre with the participation of
                  national teams. Water specimens are sent to international laboratories
                  for analysis. "These tests show that the Khrami River in Georgia is
                  more polluted than the Debed River [in Armenia]. Now, the Georgian
                  experts no longer insist that Armenia pollutes the Kura. Even
                  Azerbaijan has toned down its accusations," says Seyran Minasyan,
                  deputy head of the Centre.

                  Vahagn Tonoyan, the Armenian national coordinator and expert in water
                  resources management, agrees: "The South Caucasian countries
                  frequently accuse each other of pollution. In reality, they haven't
                  carried out joint monitoring before to see the reason of the
                  differences in the indices."

                  The national coordinator says the three countries should work towards
                  common methodologies in taking and examining water samples as a way to
                  stop making unsubstantiated accusations against each other, and hopes
                  the progress made can outlive the project. "We hope that some
                  initiatives, for example, the joint monitoring project will be
                  continued by the South Caucasian countries without foreign financial
                  support," says Tonoyan.

                  On the banks of the Deved in Aleverdi, however, residents remain
                  convinced that their waters are polluted, highlighting the need for
                  credible information, a gap the EU-funded river project aims to fill,
                  keeping the public informed of any potential threat to the
                  environment.

                  Lusine Taslakyan, expert on public participation and capacity
                  building, believes openness is crucial, and the first tangible result
                  of efforts to increase public awareness will be a brochure about the
                  River Aras. According to her, "It will help attract public interest to
                  the history and culture of the Aras River. The purpose is not only to
                  present the Aras basin but also to draw people closer to nature" ` an
                  essential first step to ensure public participation in saving a common
                  heritage.

                  Hayastan or Bust.

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                  • #49
                    Re: Armenian Nature

                    Nightingales and tits disappear from Yerevan

                    2010-06-05 20:10:00


                    ArmInfo. The building boom has resulted in disappearance of some
                    species of birds in Yerevan.

                    Head of the Center of Bird Fanciers Silva Adamyan said at today's
                    press conference that the reduction in green zones, as well as
                    deforestation have resulted in disappearance of nightingales,
                    long-tailed tits and pale sparrows from Yerevan. To note, the pale
                    sparrows are registered in the Red Book. Such predatory birds as
                    kestrels and merlins also have also become the victims of the building
                    boom. Adamyan pointed out that the elite high-rise buildings may oust
                    the birds feeding on insects, among them swallows, which are known to
                    build their nestles in the holes of buildings.

                    The fashionable high-rise buildings deprive them of this opportunity.
                    "If in the Soviet years there were a total of 158 species of birds in
                    Yerevan and adjacent areas, now their number is a little more than
                    100",- stressed Adamyan. According to her, the only birds that find
                    heaven in Yerevan are the ravens and magpies. As a result of the
                    increase in urban garbage alongside with reduction in green zones, the
                    number of ravens and madpies is steadily growing.
                    Hayastan or Bust.

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                    • #50
                      Re: Armenian Nature

                      I'd also like to take this time to tell you guys about this blog, http://antarner.net/, just in case you don't already know.
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                      Full article plus one more picture - http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/...medium=twitter

                      Seedlings yield honey and hope for devastated Armenian families

                      For Armenians who lost their homes in political upheaval an innovative tree-planting scheme to restore orchards and forests is a way to earn some money while helping their country create a more comfortable environment, reports a volunteer for the Armenia Tree Project. Nat Geo News Watch profiled the project last year: How trees are restoring hope to Armenia.

                      By Adrineh Der-Boghossian

                      Aygut, Armenia--Thirty-nine-year-old Vatchakan Tsakanyan remembers coming to Aygut Village in 1989 as a young man--a common experience since just about all the residents came here from Chardakhlu and other villages in Azerbaijan when the two states swapped non-nationals during the Karabagh conflict.

                      Vatchakan lives with his sister and her two kids, as well as his wife and their four children. The tree seeds they received from Armenia Tree Project (ATP) are cared for by Vatchakan's sister, 35-year-old Nvart, who fills buckets from the nearby Getik River a few times a day and carries them to water the plants.

                      Full article plus one more picture - http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/...medium=twitter

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