The scope of cooperation expands

On December 9-13, Deputy Minister of Environment Vardan Melikyan participates in the working discussion on “Expert Mission on the Legislative Framework for the Protection of Biodiversity”. The discussion is focused on the issues of integrated biodiversity management and improvement of the legislative field.

The draft decree of the Government of the Republic of Armenia on " Making amendments to the RA Government N 92-N decree (January 25 2005)" was adopted during today's session of the Government

Deputy Minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan submitted the relevant draft decree, notably  stating  that it is applied in a number of cases, including meant for estimating the damage caused to land resources as a result of breaches of the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.

Erik Grigoryan participated in the high level meeting on "Highlighting the role of forests in the context of climate change"

Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan participated in the high level meeting on "Highlighting the role of forests in the context of climate change" within the framework of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 25; in attendance were Ministers of Environment and Agriculture of Spain, Chile, Ecuador, Pakistan, Ethiopia.

Irina Ghaplanyan received the delegation headed by the Kingdom of Sweden

Today, Deputy Minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan received the delegation led by Johannes Oljelund, Director-General for International Development Cooperation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden.

Minister of Environment Erk Grigoryan had a private talk with the King of Spain

Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan participated in yesterday's official reception hosted by King Philip VI  of Spain in honor of the delegates of the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention to Combat Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The new structure of the Ministry of Environment was approved by the Prime Minister's decree

Irina Ghaplanyan received the citizens

Today, Deputy Minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan received over two dozen citizens. Also, a number of executives of the subdivisions of  the Ministry were present at the meeting.

Erik Grigoryan participates in  the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention to Combat Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan left for Madrid, Spain’s capital, to participate in the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention to Combat Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Erik Grigoryan met with the Ambassador of Lithuania

Today, Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan received the delegation led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania  to the Republic of Armenia H.E  Mrs. Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė.

 Anahit Aleksandryan was elected a member of the Bureau of the Minamata Convention

The third meeting  of the  Conference of the  Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury  (COP3)  took place in Geneva, on November 25-29, in the course of which officials were elected for the inter-period and fourth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.

Minister Erik Grigoryan met with the Ambassador of Romania

Today, it took place the meeting of the delegation headed by Minister Erik Grigoryan and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Armenia Mr. Cornel Ionescu in the Ministry of Environment.

There took place the session on interdepartmental committee implementing Stockholm Convention on “Persistent Organic Pollutants”

The session was presided by Chairwoman of the Committee,  Deputy Minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan.   

Talin - green city
Expanding access to affordable and clean energy in Talin community

Today, there took place the meeting on development of coordinated approaches for the reduction of plastic bags in the city of Talin, within the framework of the project of the Ministry of Environment and of the Small Grants Programme (SGP) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the United Nations Development Programme.

The 10/10/20 project has launched, within the 10/10/20 project scopes, there took place a working discussion. 

Today, on the initiative of the Ministry of Environment and Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST), within the 10/10/20 project scopes, there took place a working discussion. 

The fire broke out in the area of "Dilijan national park" SNCO was put out 

On November 11 and 12, a fire broke out in the areas of the 3rd unit of “Shamakhyan” district branch and in the 3rd unit of “Dilijan” district branch of “Dilijan NP” SNCO .

The stamps that have become the symbol of the year have been quenched

Today, on the joint initiative of  the Ministry of Environment and HayPost, there took place the quenching ceremony of stamps devoted to the Year of Caucasian Leopard proclaimed by the Government of the Republic of Armenia in 2019, and Alcon Blue named as “Bird of the Year,  as a result of the public opinion poll organized by Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds (ASPB) in 2019.

Training workshop for Inspectorates

In the frames of “Regional Demonstration Project for Coordinated Management of ODS and POPs disposal in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia”, there took place the two-day training workshop on management and supervision of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) envisaged  for inspectorates of health, environmental and energy spheres.

RA Deputy Minister of Environment Vardan Melikyan was elected as Vice Chair of the  Bureau of the UNECE Committee on Forests and Forest Industry

On November 4-7, Joint Session of the European Forestry Commission of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held in Geneva, ...

Nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement were clarified 

On November 6, there kicked off the workshop on nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, on the initiative of the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

It took place the seminar on phasing out mercury-added products in Yerevan

 The initial seminar on "Strengthening capacity to promote phasing out of mercury-added products in Armenia" project took place  in  Ani Grand Hotel.