There were considered issues apropos  of usage of industrial chemicals 

There took place the training  and capacity building workshop focused on backing the management of industrial chemicals utilization (import, use, storage, transport and disposal) in Tsaghkhadzor, organized by the Secretariat for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and  their Disposal, and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.  

The pupils of ''Young Naturalist'' club partook in eco-educational events in "Dilijan" national park

The Ministry of Nature Protection in collaboration with UNDP’s program on Climate Change organized an eco-training and a cognitive visit to “Dilijan” national park for the pupils of schools involved in “Young Naturalist” club set up under the aegis  of the Ministry.

Information about violations of norms on water use permits (WP) done by water users

 The Water Resources Management Agency of the Ministry of Nature Protection supervised researches on the actual state of water resources and the implementation of the WP norms within the period of August 1 until September 30, 2018.

The reception of citizens took place in the Ministry of Nature Protection

Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Gnel Sanosyan received citizens registered in September. The eleven citizens participated in the reception.

Inviting users of refrigerated warehouses to take part in an energy efficient pilot project 

In the frames of UNIDO “Establishing a regional center for capacity building specialists in refrigeration and air conditioning sector” the Ministry of Nature Protection invites interested organizations to participate in a selection process of replacing outdated  refrigeration equipment operating in refrigerated warehouses with new and eco-friendly ones or with the construction of modern cold storage warehouses.

It was considered the furtherance of cooperation in environmental protection sphere with the Ambassador of Georgia

Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Armenia Giorgi Saganelidze. The sides discussed issues concerning the status and the prospects for cooperation between two countries in environmental protection sphere.

It has been prohibited the import of fishing nets with smaller mesh size than 50 mm 

At the initiative of the Ministry of Nature Protection, it was prohibited the import of fishing nets with smaller mesh size than 50 mm into Armenia.

The procedures of goods import were simplified due to changes

 At the proposal of the Ministry of Nature Protection, the RA State Revenue Committee simplified the procedures of importing of goods containing ozone depleting substances (ODS). From now on, customs officers will detect the presence of ozone depleting substances at customs checkpoints and will not guide the importers to the Ministry of Nature Protection for the relevant reference.

Festive events in State Museum of Nature of Armenia

There took place festive events dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the declaration of independence in State Museum of Nature of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia. In attendance were Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Gnel Sanosyan, Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment Vardevan Grigoryan, Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Gabriel Ghazaryan, Iranian-Armenian philanthropist Levon Aharonyan and other guests. 

 There have been considered resource mobilization mechanisms for environmental priorities with WB Team

It took place a joint consultation over environmental problem-solving processes apropos of financial challenges with the officers of the RA Ministries and the World Bank in the Ministry of Nature Protection.
 

“Environmental project implementation unit” State Agency for supporting to produce the sixth national report to the Convention Biological Diversity, announces a pre-qualification procedure for selection of international consultant
“Environmental project implementation unit” State Agency of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia, for supporting to produce the sixth national report to the Convention Biological Diversity, announces a pre-qualification procedure for selection of international consultant

“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. 

It was considered the status of the project targeted at modernization of energy efficiency of buildings 

Chaired by Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan, the session of United Nations Development Programme – Green Climate Fund (UNDP-GCF) “De-risking and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Retrofits” project was held.

It is envisaged to implement the Green Climate Fund project in Armenia

Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Ayser Ghazaryan took part in the workshop over the project fulfillment of the Green Climate Fund, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Nature Protection.