Dear compatriots,

According to my own application, I have been relieved of the post of Minister of Environment, I would like to report back the work accomplished over the past two years.
The works were supervised due to the efforts of the ministry and its subordinate structures, for which I express my gratitude to our team, I am proud of you.
Yes, our work did not find a place in these pervasive sensational and popular information flows; perhaps we were busy building a system rather than making some noise.
The entire staff of the Ministry of Environment, despite the criticism and often unfair treatment, did their best in a bid to solve the problems inherited for decades.
No state can be built and strengthened if the work of a civil servant is not respected, from a first-class specialist to a prime minister and a president.
In all our actions, we have been guided only by the state interest and ensuring the right of the citizen of the Republic of Armenia to have a healthy environment.
I would like to extend a vote of thanks to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and my colleagues from the government for their cooperation and joint efforts.
Ultimately, it is everybody’s duty to protect the environment, regardless of our profession, field of work and preferences.
I have conditionally divided the implemented work into 111 points.

Public reviews will be held over the revised draft of mineral prospecting of open pits of Arazi sand mine, submitted by "Lili Arman" LLC

Public reviews will be held over the evaluation report on environmental impact of expanding and mineral prospecting of the district of “Agarak Copper-Molybdenum Mine”, issued by NՇԱԹՎ-29/311 permit

After a 50-year break, the leopard returned to Tavoush region

The cameras captured a leopard in the area of Yenoqavan village of Tavush region.
Earlier, on November 19, 2019, the news was disseminated that a leopard had attacked one of the residents of Yenoqavan.

8.5 tons of agricultural products, 5500 sq. m. farm, 8 new jobs

Due to the Ministry of Environment-implemented “Support Program for Protected Areas-Armenia” (SPPA-A), a new company has been established in Tatev community of Syunik region, which is engaged in the production of agricultural products.
As a result of the project, 5,500 square meters of land plot free of charge for 25 years was purchased in Tatev settlement, in which two greenhouses of 200 square meters and open fields were established respectively.

Public reviews will be held over the construction of the medical center envisaged in 32 Papazyan, “Arabkir” MC 

23 hectares of reforestation in the one particular forestry

In the previous year, by dint of the funds allocated from the state budget, “ArmForest” SNCO supervised unprecedented volume of afforestation activities. On May 2, Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan and Deputy Minister Vardan Melikyan conducted a visit to forest enterprises of Lori and Tavoush regions, summed up the large-scale works performed in 2019 along with the workers of “ArmForest” SNCO. In the spring and autumn of 2019, around 70,000 trees were planted in  “ArmForest” SNCO’s “Voskepar” forest enterprise, Noyemberyan community, Tavoush region. 

Plant “Your Tree” series!

If you have dreamed of planting a tree, then now this is the best time to learn.
Today, we will talk about planting and growing apple trees.

700.000 AMD grant to 91 families of Syunik region

The 91 families of  Syunik region were given the opportunity to launch new business programs, which will help them to improve their socio-economic situation, meanwhile preventing excessive pressure on forests and the environment.

The adverse economic impact will be minimized through willows: Who can apply for the program?

The decree of the government on "Approving the fifteenth program to curb the economic impact of COVID-19" was adopted at today's Cabinet meeting.

Bees are key actors  in the pollination process

Since, they and other pollinators, such as butterflies, face a greater threat due to human activities.
The use of pesticides, land use change, intensive agricultural management and climate change are the main threats to bee species diversity and viability.

Which buildings will be demolished first? The shores of Sevan are cleaned

The cleanup of Lake Sevan’s coastal areas from buildings and structures is entering a practical stage. The interdepartmental working group set up by the instruction of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan completed the inventory of both state-, community-  and private-owned buildings and structures at an altitude of up to 1901.5 meters above sea level.

 We embark on “Eco-Behaviour” title

Single-use coffee cups are extremely dangerous for the environment.
If you buy coffee on the way to work every day, then you consume an average of 240 coffee cups per year, and if only once a week - 52.
An environmentally friendly alternative for a typical coffee cup is a glass or a reusable  bamboo cup.

Today, regular water sampling was supervised from different depths of Lake Sevan

The previous observations can be found by the following online link: http://armmonitoring.am

The Ministry announces the process of updating the database of sectorial specialists

Due to the structural changes in the Ministry of Environment and in its subordinate structures, the Ministry announces the process of updating the database of sectorial specialists.