The Adaptation Fund has allocated over US $  1.4 million grants to Armenia

The Adaptation Fund Board approved “Artik city closed stone pit waste and flood management” pilot project, developed by “Environmental Project Implementation Unit” State Institution of the Ministry of Nature Protection. 

The Minister of Nature Protection took part in the 5th Green Industry Conference held in Thailand

Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan had a participation in the 5th Green Industry Conference organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in the Kingdom of Thailand.

The Minister of Nature Protection participated in the second Eastern Partnership (EaP) formal ministerial meeting on environment and climate change

The RA Minister of Nature Protection-led delegation participated in the second Eastern Partnership (EaP) formal ministerial meeting on environment and climate change took place in Luxembourg. In his speech, Minister of Nature Protection E. Grigoryan went over issues referring to climate change, waste management, biodiversity conservation and climate funding.

The mechanisms to back developing countries were considered in the conference convened by the Green Climate Fund

 
Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan participated in the conference of the GCF National Designated Authorities held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.

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.