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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Armenia Thursday evening on a two-day visit. His agenda: the Russian military base, ongoing discussion on the “frozen” Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and a visit to the genocide memorial. But one thing that was not made a priority was the environmental crisis currently gripping Armenia.
The tiny mountainous nation may soon become a desert, environmentalists say.
Human logging in Armenia wipes out an estimated 750,000 cubic meters of forest coverage each year. Today only 8 percent of the country is forested. That’s down from a peak of more than 40 percent, according to the World Bank.
At the current rate of deforestation, environmentalists say desertification will take place in the next 50 years.
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This angers me. Even if it's reforested, the planting of trees will likely be a monoculture and can only foster a limited return to the former biodiversity.
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