There was published the review dedicated to Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in China on April 25-27.

Armenia was represented by Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan during the forum.

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Performed inventory of abandoned and districts without owner of mining wastes 

The Ministry of Environment performs research and inventory activities of abandoned/ districts without owner of mining wastes.

Vardan Meliqyan was appointed the Deputy Minister of Environment

By the decree of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Vardan Meliqyan was appointed the Deputy Minister of Environment

The "Green bus" project has been launched

On June 29, "Green bus" project was launched in Yenokavan village of Tavoush region. The day was marked by “HayBuys'' festival, in the frames of which projects addressed to environmental protection and sustainable development were presented.

Discussed the directions of cooperation between the Ministry and HEIs

On the initiative of the Ministry of Environment, there took place a discussion between the Ministry and higher educational institutions (HEIs)  on eco-educational issues on June 25 and on June 28.

The Deputy Minister of Environment met with the delegation  of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine

Deputy Minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan received the official  delegation of Ukraine dealing with environmental issues.

There took place the working meeting of the delegations of the Ministry of Environment and the KfW Bank 

It took place the next working meeting of the delegations headed by Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan and Alvaro Berriel, Project Manager at German Development Bank (KfW).

The four firefighting SUVs were handed to the SPAs

The delegation led by Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan received Chairman of Supervisory Board of Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) David Morrison, Executive Director Geof Giacomini, Thomas Eisenbach, Head of Department for Energy and Natural Resources of German Development Bank (KfW) and National Coordinator Arman Vermishyan.

The 17th of June is the World Day to Combat Desertification 

The Convention to Combat Desertification was signed twenty-five years ago, on 17 June 1995. Armenia is one of the first countries to join the Convention to Combat Desertification, which has developed the National Action Programme to Combat Desertification (NAP-CD).

The Minister of Environment convened the meeting of the representatives of the citizens holding an action of protest

Today, Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan met with a group of residents of Aragats village, Aragatsotn region; in attendence was also MP Matevos Asatryan, who is elected from this elecroal district.

June 5 is World Environment Day (WED)

The world’s population marks World Environment Day (WED) - June 5 -  as the day of citizens concerned about nature protection. The Republic of Armenia proclaimed the day as Ecologist’s Day in 2004.

World Environment Day (WED): accomplished activities and tasks to be done in the sphere

In the course of the press conference on the occasion of World Environment Day (WED), Minister Erik Grigoryan issued a congratulatory message and presented the main directions of the policy conducted in the sphere of environmental protection, the status and achievements of the reforms over the one year.

 Clarification of the Ministry of Nature Protection

Environmental main issues, submitted by former Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Ayser Ghazaryan in the course of the press conference held in ''Sputnik Armenia'' press center - for the failure of which the latter blamed the ministry - were under his direct coordination, thus he was personally responsible for their solution.

Conference on the occasion of  International Day for Biological Diversity

On May 22, on the initiative of the Ministry of Nature Protection and Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU), there took place a conference on "Biodiversity in agrarian".
The event focused on raising public awareness on biodiversity, voicing existing problems and presenting solutions.

 The Minister of Nature Protection received IFAD Regional Director

Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan met with the delegation headed by Khalida Bouzar, Regional Director for Project Management of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) who has arrived in Armenia on a working visit.

The Armenian-Italian relations in the sphere of environmental protection will be elevated to a qualitatively new level

Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Armenia Vincenzo del Monaco.

The Ministry of Nature Protection deepens cooperation with the Agencies of the United Nations 

The delegation led by Minister Erik Grigoryan met with the delegation headed by UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Shombi Sharp.

Invitation to participate in a competitive selection process of In-Country Expert with the total salary of up to USD 25,000 equal to AMD for seven-month employment

Terms of Reference (TOR)  In-Country Expert for the NDC Partnership 
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The NDC Partnership is a coalition of countries and institutions committed to supporting countries in implementing and increasing the ambition of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The Government of the Republic of Armenia joined the NDC Partnership in August 2018 and aims to develop a Partnership Plan to advance its mitigation and adaptation actions, a strategic climate action plan and pipeline of projects towards 2020.

The Minister of Nature Protection participated in UNESCO International Water Conference

Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan participated in UNESCO International Water Conference in Paris, on May 13-14, that is aimed at advancing water security of countries by leveraging inter-sectorial management of water resources.

Environmental trainings are conducted for around 350 employees of Yerevan Municipality 

The Ministry of Nature Protection, jointly  with UNDP in Armenia and the Public Administration Academy of Armenia, organized  the launch of environmental trainings for community and civil servants within "Generate Global Environmental Benefits through Environmental Education and Raising Awareness of Stakeholders" project scopes. The first phase of the project envisages environmental trainings for  around 350 employees of Yerevan Municipality.