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. 

Ahead of the World Migratory Bird Day, the shore of Lake Sevan was cleared of plastic

On May 11, on the initiative of the Ministry of Nature Protection, there were organized events dedicated to World Migratory Bird Day in the vicinity of Gull Island of “Sevan” national park, during which the area was cleared of garbage, and separation of plastic was supervised. The world’s second largest colony of Armenian red-listed gulls is situated at Lake Sevan (the largest one is located at Lake Arpi).

Discussed the process of introducing the innovative climate finance mechanism with the French side

The delegations headed by Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Republic of Armenia Jonathan Lacôte considered the Armenian-French cooperation agenda on environmental issues.

Clarification

There are  inaccuracies  in the article entitled "Tender for providing cleaning works has not yet been announced'', published in  the 80th release (May 8) of “Zhoghovurd” daily.

The reception of citizens took place in the Ministry of Nature Protection

Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Ayser Ghazaryan received citizens registered in April. The twelve citizens participated in the reception.

Clarification over the open letter of Director of "Sv Jur" LLC 

With reference to the open letter of the Director of "Sv Jur" LLC, disseminated on the Internet, we inform that the Ministry of Nature Protection gives no advice to any entrepreneur, thus the environmental impact assessment and expertise of any envisaged activity is supervised in accordance with the defined order of the law on "Environmental Impact Assessment and Expertise".  

The Minister of Nature Protection will participate in the Second Belt and Road  Forum  for  International Cooperation (BRF) from April 25 to 27 in China

Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan will conduct a  working visit to the People's Republic of China to take part in the Second Belt and Road  Forum  for  International Cooperation  (BRF) in Beijing, within the framework of which the second "Green Silk Road" thematic forum will be held, and the launch of “International Coalition for Green Development on the Belt and Road” will be given.