Supervised actions addressed to climate change mitigation

On the margins of the visit of the preliminary assessment mission of Nationally Determined Contributions Partnership (NDC Partnership) under the Paris Agreement, the high-level roundtable discussion was held in the Ministry of Nature Protection.

Acting Minister of Nature Protection received World Bank Delegation

Acting Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan received the World Bank Delegation headed by Bank Senior Economist Yevgeni Naydov.

Discussed the possibilities of export and elimination of 1053 tons of pollutants in Nubarashen

Acting Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan held a working consultation over the results of UNDP/GEF-implemented project- "Elimination of obsolete pesticide stockpiles and addressing POPs contaminated sites within a sound chemicals management framework"- its further status. 

Karen Jenderedjian was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention 

During the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13) took place in Dubai (the United Arab Emirates), Adviser to the Minister of Nature Protection, National Focal Point to the Ramsar Convention Karen Jenderedjian was elected as a representative of the member state of the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention for 2018-2021 by the delegates of 143 countries.

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on continued activities in the direction of reassessment of “Amulsar gold-bearing quartzite deposit” exploitation project

Acting Minister of Nature Protection received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to Armenia

Acting Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to Armenia Ulrik Tideström  and Martin Fredriksson, the embassy’s Chargé d'affaires ad interim.

“Improvement of fish-farm water reuse and irrigation system of Sayat Nova village” project was implemented

It will be conducted irrigation of farmlands within 60ha with return water of “Masis-Fish” fishery owned by Samvel Harutyunyan, under the aegis of the Ministry of Nature Protection, through the joint efforts of “Advanced Science and Partnerships for Integrated Resource Development” project (ASPIRED), USAID-funded “Partnerships for Rural Prosperity” project (PRP), the Fund for Armenian Relief and the Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National Center of Armenia.