Armenia intends to host COP-17 at highest level in 2026 - minister Wednesday, May 14 2025 11:14
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 ArmInfo. The Armenian government intends to hold the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), which will be held in Yerevan in 2026, at a high level. This was stated by the RA Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan during a meeting with the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Armenia Nilakshi Saha Singh. |
Tuesday, May 13 2025 16:01
ArmInfo. The filling of the Vedi reservoir has started. French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies shared this information in his X microblog (formerly Twitter). He recalled that 80% of the reservoir construction is financed by the French Development Agency. the Ambassador wrote. >>> |
Wednesday, May 7 2025 12:39
ArmInfo. Employees of the Environmental Patrol Service of Armenia will receive state social guarantees at the legislative level. The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia is discussing the amendments to the "On Environmental Patrol Service" in the second and final reading at the plenary session on May 7. >>> |
Wednesday, May 7 2025 12:14
ArmInfo. The procedure for cleaning riverbeds in Armenia will be simplified. At the session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on May 7, amendments to the Water Code of the Republic of Armenia are being discussed in the second and final reading. >>> |
Monday, April 21 2025 15:33
ArmInfo. The number of trees planted in Yerevan will reach 25,000by May, up from about 20,000 at the end of 2024. Armen Begoyan, the head of the SNCO made this statement at a meeting of the Yerevan Municipality on April 21. >>> |
Friday, April 18 2025 18:19
ArmInfo. Armenia's Deputy Minister of Environment Aram Meymaryan and the representative of the Armenian office of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), Nanna Skau, have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote environmental initiatives in local communities in the country. >>> |
Wednesday, April 9 2025 12:04
ArmInfo. The Yerevan Municipality continues to commit ecocide in the capital of the country. This time, under the leadership of the capital's municipality, more than 100 young trees have been cut down in the Nor Nork administrative district. Blogger Eduard Ayrumyan reports this on his Facebook account. >>> |
Monday, April 7 2025 13:39
ArmInfo. If in previous years the highest level of dust was recorded in Yerevan among the cities under consideration, then in 2024 this figure decreased. This was reported to Mayor Tigran Avinyan during a working meeting of the capital's municipality. >>> |
Friday, April 4 2025 13:41
ArmInfo. From May 1 to July 1, 2025, the level of Lake Sevan is predicted to increase by 24-25 cm, which, however, will be 13 cm less than the same indicator of the previous year. Levon Azinyan, Director of the Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center of the RA Ministry of Environment, announced this at a press conference in April. >>> |
Saturday, March 29 2025 13:25
ArmInfo. Yerevan City Hall is "preparing" citizens for the sultry summer. Street after street in the city is losing trees that have saved Yerevan residents from the merciless summer sun for so many years, and instead, decorative trees are being planted. According to experts, completely healthy plants are being cut down, although the city hall continues to stand its ground, claiming that the felling only concerns trees that have lost their viability. >>> |
Thursday, March 27 2025 12:27
ArmInfo. The Armenian government is ready to compensate 50% of the expenses of entrepreneurs engaged in crop production. >>> |
Tuesday, March 25 2025 19:20
ArmInfo. In Yerevan, on the eve of summer, trees are being cut down without any mercy. The growing public discontent has led to a protest action at the capital's municipality building today. It was organized by the "Yerevan for People" public movement. >>> |
Monday, March 24 2025 14:56
ArmInfo. Despite the expert opinions voiced at various sites about the viability of trees on the streets of Yerevan, the capital's mayor's office continues to stubbornly assure that only deformed, sick and old trees are cut down. >>> |
Friday, March 21 2025 18:57
ArmInfo. By the end of the year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will present a technical assistance package to the Armenian government for implementing a wastewater drainage and treatment system across the entirety of Lake Sevan's territory, as stated by the Bank's Senior Climate Change Expert, Vardan Karapetyan, speaking on the sidelines of the ADB seminar titled "Protecting Lake Sevan: Sustainable Solutions and Investment Strategies" on March 21. >>> |
Thursday, March 20 2025 11:49
ArmInfo. On March 20, the Government of Armenia approved a proposal to introduce the first amendment to the grant agreement between the Republic of Armenia, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association . >>> |
Saturday, March 15 2025 14:51
ArmInfo. Blogger Eduard Ayrumyan reports on the mass cutting down of healthy oak trees in the Yerevan Botanical Garden, backing up his words with photo evidence. >>> |
Monday, March 3 2025 21:00
ArmInfo. The Minister of Environment of Armenia, Hakob Simidyan, discussed preparations of the Republic for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biodiversity with a delegation led by the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention Astrid Schomaker. The conference is scheduled for 2026. >>> |
Thursday, February 13 2025 10:59
ArmInfo. The regular meeting of the interdepartmental coordination council for the implementation of the requirements and provisions of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement was held yesterday under the chairmanship of RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan. >>> |
Friday, January 10 2025 17:14
ArmInfo. Lydian Armenia has all the permits required to operate the Amulsar gold deposit, as stated by Armenian Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan during a press conference on January 10. In particular, he noted that the company has all the essential studies needed to begin mining operations, including conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment twice. Simidyan said. >>> |
Friday, January 10 2025 17:10
ArmInfo. Azerbaijan has lodged complaints against Armenia, primarily concerning water resources, as announced by Armenian Environment Minister Hakob Simidyan during a press conference on January 10. Without providing specific details, he only noted that the government is working in this direction. Simidyan said. >>> |
Thursday, January 9 2025 15:08
ArmInfo.The Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body (EPMIB) of Armenia estimates that the damage caused to the environment and the state in 2024 was 8.8 billion AMD. This was announced at the final press conference of 2024 by the head of the inspection, Hovhannes Martirosyan, who noted that this figure had increased by 3 billion compared to the previous year. Speaking about the risks, Martirosyan emphasized that in both 2023 and 2024, special attention was paid to three key areas: the use of water resources, subsoil and land protection. According to him, the largest number of violations were recorded in these areas. Presenting the damage caused to the country in specific areas, Martirosyan noted that in the water resources sector, it amounted to 1.3 billion AMD, and in the illegal exploitation of subsoil and related mineral resources, it reached almost 1.7 billion AMD. >>> |
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