Yerevan Municipality continues ecocide in Tigran Mets avenue -  Kristine Vardanyan

ArmInfo.  Yerevan City Hall continues its ecocide on Tigran Mets Avenue. Kristine Vardanyan, a member of the Yerevan Council of Elders and an associate professor in the Department of Hygiene and Ecology at Yerevan State Medical University, is reporting this on her Facebook page, posting photos to prove her claims. The photos show that once again, perfectly healthy trees or trees that could be cured have been cut down.

"When Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan served as Deputy Prime Minister, I  didn't know him, but I believed that someone educated in England  should appreciate the value of nature. When he became Deputy Mayor  and overseer of the greening sector, I was a member of the city  council and tried to objectively explain the catastrophic mistakes of  the Greening and Environmental Protection State Non-Profit  Organization (SNCO) and their negative consequences for public  health. After his appointment as mayor, I provided expert opinions  from around the world regarding the mass deforestation, but this  yielded no results. I will say one thing: just as Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev writes his "scientific" history, which ends  within the borders of his country, the work done by the SNCO does not  meet the standards expected of a specialist with a higher education,"  Vardanyan wrote.

She noted that such actions could contribute to an increase in the  incidence of malignant tumors among the population and urged  consideration of the consequences for future generations. "No matter  how decorative a tree may be, given the significantly reduced safety  level and the pressing needs of the population, cutting down trees  should be prohibited. Those who ignore doctor's advice will pay  dearly later. Stop for a moment and consider with whom you are  continuing down this path," Vardanyan concluded.

Starting in 2023, Yerevan Municipality has been implementing a  so-called tree replacement program, particularly in the city center.  Authorities explain this initiative by "the need to renew declining  trees with more valuable species." However, experts believe that, in  reality, the municipality is committing ecocide with such actions.  Despite persistent warnings from environmentalists about the  illegality of such actions, authorities continue to cut down the  city's elms and other trees that provide shade on the streets during  hot weather, replacing them with cherry trees, which are unsuitable  for Yerevan's climate.