Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia discussed energy saving projects with European experts

ArmInfo. Minister of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia Artsvik Minasyan received a delegation of German international cooperation led by Steffan Elzing, a specialist in international planning for regional and general EU policy.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Nature Protection, Elzing noted that the energy saving program, which will start in December 2018, will be implemented in three South Caucasian countries and will be part of a large initiative being implemented by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is based on the results of the program "Integrated Biodiversity Management in the South Caucasus". Elzing noted that his delegation's mission is to familiarize with Armenia's priorities and environmental problems, which requires clear decisions, as well as studying the experience of past projects implemented on the ground in order to avoid duplication of work. He noted with satisfaction that the purpose of the launched program coincides with the priorities of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia aimed at addressing energy efficiency and rational use of natural resources in rural communities in order to ease pressure on the forest. The Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia proposed to implement the project in one particular community in order to subsequently introduce it in other communities.