“ELARD Group”, international team of experts, arrived in Armenia with the objective to conduct independent expertise of Amulsar gold-bearing quartzite deposit 

The international experts have arrived in Armenia to conduct an independent survey of Amulsar gold-bearing quartzite deposit, as the Minister of Nature Protection announced at the press conference held to summarize the activities performed in the 100-day period of his tenure. 

The delegation of the Ministry of Nature Protection had a meeting with the   officers of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

 The delegation headed by Erik Grigoryan met with the delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) led by Associate Director of Energy Efficiency and Climate Change team at EBRD Nigel Jollands.

"Green Initiatives" foster green thinking

There took place the official opening ceremony of "eco pavilion" in the Northern Avenue, which marked the start-up of "Green Initiatives" environmental campaign. In attendance were Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan, Dmitry Mariyasin, Acting UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia, officers of international and non-governmental organizations.

A working visit to Syunik region

The delegation led by Minister Erik Grigoryan conducted a working visit to Syunik Region.
The delegation comprised Deputy Minister Gnel Sanosyan, heads of corresponding subdivisions of the staff and regional divisions, KfW Environmental Project Coordinator Alvaro Bernal, team members of "Support Program for Protected Areas - Armenia" (SPPA-A) project (€ 8.25 million).   

MNP subdivisions engaged in  World Cleanup Day  activities

On September 15 the workers of the Ministry of Nature Protection Staff accomplished cleaning works in the vicinity of “Karmir Blur” (Red Hill) archaeological site within the framework of World Cleanup Day.

World Cleanup Day will also be held in Armenia 

On September 15, World Cleanup Day will be held in Armenia.
To clean the environment from wastes, the RA Ministry of Nature Protection envisages cleanups in the area of  Karmir Blur (Red Hill), Yerevan, on September 15,  at 10:00. Also, the cleaning activities will be effected in all sp

The seminar apropos of safety assessment of tailings was held in Tsakhkadzor

At the initiative of “Eco Peace” Ecological NGO, within "Providing assistance to security betterment of industrial storage pools: tailings in Armenia" project scopes, there took place a training seminar on safety assessment of tailings in Tsaghkadzor on September 3-7, 2018.