New Year congratulatory message

Dear Compatriots,
I warmly  congratulate all of you on New Year and Christmas.
I wish the coming 2019 to be a year of realization of cherished dreams and significant goals. I am sure that the vision of having more green, clean and  environmentally friendly Armenia has its special place among that list.

Erik Grigoryan

Invitation for the Submission of Bid for Consulting Services for Financial Participatory Approach (hereinafter FPA) implementation support NGO

“Support Program for Protected Areas-Armenia” (SPPA-A) project implementation unit, on behalf of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia, invites all interested NGOs to submit bids for the tender, announced for the price quotation submission of consulting services on the support of FPA implementation.

Invitation for the Submission of Bid for Consulting Services for Financial Participatory Approach (hereinafter FPA) implementation support NGO

Invitation for the Submission of  Small Grants Programs for NGOs, registered in Syuniq marz of RA

“Support Program for Protected Areas-Armenia” (SPPA-A) project implementation unit, on behalf of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia, in the frames of the SPPA-A Small Grants Component (SGC) invites all the interested NGOs, registered in Syuniq marz of RA to participate to the Small Grant Programs’ Competition. 

The outputs of the next environmental project have been summarized

The final workshop on “Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices for the elimination of unintentionally produced POPs releases” project took place. The household waste sorting infrastructures had been set up in the landfill of the city of Ararat under one of the project's components.

The preparatory works on Armenia’s 6th National Biodiversity Report are in the final phase

The Ministry of Nature Protection completes the preparatory works of the 6th National Biodiversity Report. Being among the world’s 25 countries having richest biodiversity and one of the 2 hotspots in Europe, Armenia implements a policy targeted at preserving it.

Public reviews will be held over elimination activities of the consequences of the collapse  took place in Shahumyan settlement area, submitted by Kapan Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise  

Public reviews will be held over the construction of multifunctional residential complex, submitted by “Femida group” LLC

There took place a workshop dedicated to the ozone layer protection; US$ 154,000 thousand in grants was allocotated to Armenia  

At the initiative of the Ministry of Nature Protection-implemented Ozone project, a workshop over recapping the results of the activities accomplished by Armenia in 2018 in the direction of protecting the ozone layer took place.  The representatives of concerned state bodies, partner state and private organizations, sectorial scientists partook in the workshop.

Discussed the prospects for cooperation with the Green Climate Fund

On December 19 there took place the consultative workshop in Armenia Marriott Hotel organized by “Environmental Project Implementation Unit” State Institution, in the course of which issues over the functions of the Green Climate Fund, inclusive of the prospects for cooperation with the Fund were considered.

Public reviews will be held over mineral prospecting of Dzoragyugh /Tsakqar/ perlite sand mine, submitted by “Syuzi-Hrachya” LLC

Public reviews will be held over “Accumulation, usage and transportation of used lead-acid batteries” submitted by  “Ecosystem” LLC

Public reviews will be held over mineral water extraction from 1/87 and 2/87 wells of Katnaghbyur carbonated mine, submitted by “New Ida” LLC

The enhanced activities will be implemented at Lake Sevan and throughout Armenia within December 20-January 20, 2019

In a bid to ensure natural reproduction of ishkhan and sig fish at Lake Sevan, any kind of swimming means has been prohibited at Lake Sevan, and enhanced supervision has been arranged throughout Armenia.

The delegation of the Ministry of Nature Protection participated in the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC

The delegation led by Acting Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan participated in the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC took place in Katowice, Poland; in attendance were more than 30,000 delegates from 200 countries.The participating states signed three declarations on CO2 emission reduction, increasing forest areas and promoting the large-scale development of electric vehicles.