February 10, 2014 at 11:37 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Gegharkunik
A part of the lake is occupied with oligarchs and top officials, while the other part will be occupied with fish farms owned by the same tycoons. People will have to...
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February 07, 2014 at 17:07 | "EcoLur" Press Club
On February 6 the executive approved the draft decision “On Approving the strategic planning system of environmental issues.” The aim of this concept paper is...
February 07, 2014 at 16:55 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
Taron Margaryan to Dalma Land Owners: “Demand Your Land Areas From Sellers'
February 07, 2014 at 13:44 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Aragatsotn
Under this source, the total area of the territory to be assigned for the tailing dump will make up 6-7 ha, the surface of...
February 07, 2014 at 13:20 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Gegharkunik
The Armenian Government is promoting not the increase in Lake Sevan level, but its decrease. Irregardless of the irrigation needs, the government is increasing water outlets from Lake Sevan trying...
February 06, 2014 at 18:50 | "EcoLur" Press Club
“Today we can’t even speak about EU-Armenia association, the situation in the Ukraine is ...
February 05, 2014 at 18:51 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
'Rusal-Armenal' CJSC responded to the article published by EcoLur entitled “Dead Bird Together with Dead Fish Found Near Hrazdan River”. The press secretary of 'Rusal-Armenal' CJSC Alexander Melkumyan made an official statement...
February 05, 2014 at 16:18 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
With naked eye one can see a huge amount of dead fish in the significant part of the Hrazdan River. Under the fishermen, the fish could die because of ...
February 05, 2014 at 13:00 | "EcoLur" Press Club
How will the European civil society and the civil societies of the Eastern Partnership perceive the situation in Ukraine? Whether the Europeans still have interest towards Armenia? What is the state of the affairs among Europe-Russia-Post-Soviet countries? EcoLur will host...
February 05, 2014 at 12:03 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Lori
I can see what will happen to us: you will evict us, but...
February 04, 2014 at 11:37 | "EcoLur" Press Club
It's the most destructive Olympic Games for environment in the whole history of the Olympic movement... The very idea of the Olympic movement is discredited. After 20 years everything happening around the preparation for the Olympic Games will be called...
February 03, 2014 at 16:22 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Ararat | Armavir
Annually 928,000 sq m/s water is taken from the underground basin of Ararat Valley, as Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan stated at the press conference held on 31 January thus denying the information about...
February 03, 2014 at 14:53 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Kotayk
'Meghradzor Gold' LLC intends to extract gold from Meghradzor gold mine with gravitational and flotation methods. The capacity of the ore dressing facility will make up...
February 01, 2014 at 13:06 | "EcoLur" Press Club
The mass media in Armenia have been actively discussing the probable resignations of Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan. Today...
February 01, 2014 at 11:32 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Lori
International financial institutions are funding the field of SHPPs under the pretext of developing ‘green’ energy taking into consideration not the social and environmental standards, but ...
January 31, 2014 at 20:49 | "EcoLur" Press Club
Three areas in Armenia have been recognized as wetlands of international status: Lake Sevan basin (490,231 hа), Lake Arpi (3,230 hа), Khor Virap (50 hа). These areas have
January 30, 2014 at 15:08 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Gegharkunik
On January 30 the Armenian Government approved the proposal submitted by the State Committee on Water Industry of Territorial Administration Ministry in regard with...
January 30, 2014 at 12:13 | "EcoLur" Press Club
Armenia joined the Ramsar Convention in 1993 and now it has three areas with wetland status of international significance. What kind of challenges do the people pose for the conservation of these areas? Why are they important and attractive for us and the international community? Whether we have an opportunity to conserve them and what are measures taken for their protection? EcoLus Press Club will host...