Get Out of the Red Book

The third annual exhibition titled "Get Out of the Red Book" was organized in Yerevan Zoo on the initiative of "Naturalists" group of Ayntap Secondary School N2 after Byuzand Margaryan of Ararat region. The pupils made red-listed species from wastes, and displaying them during the exhibition, voiced their problems.

The current and prospective projects were considered with the delegation of the Caucasus Nature Fund 

Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan met with Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) Executive Director Geof Giacomini and National Coordinator Arman Vermishyan.
Addressing the guests, Minister Grigoryan noted with satisfaction that the cooperation with CNF increases in scope and is institutional.

Armenia is the leading country in the region

On April 1-3,  the Green Climate Fund's mission (GCF)  arrived in Armenia led by Deputy Director Clifford Polycarp. On the margins of the visit, the workshop was embarked on April 2, in the course of which, the issues relating to climate change and cooperation with the Fund were considered.

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

The group formed of the workers of corresponding subdivisions of the Ministry of Nature Protection, headed by  Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Ayser Ghazaryan received citizens registered in March.

The National Assembly has ratified the Kigali Amendment

The National Assembly has ratified the agreement of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, submitted by First Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Irina Ghaplanyan.

Detected cases of norm violations on cutting trees

During the weekend, there were detected 25 illegally cut pine trees in Artanish and Drakhtik districts of Artanish branch of “Sevan”NP SNCO of the Ministry of Nature Protection.
Also, the cases on deforestation were revealed in Gugark Forestry Enterprise branch of “Hayantar” SNCO of  Committee of Forest

The next USD 2.5 million environmental grant was allocated to Armenia

On March 12-15, 2019, the meeting of the UN Adaptation Fund (AF) took place, in the course of which, "Enhancing of Adaptive Capacity of Communities and Ecosystems Adjacent to Specially Protected Areas of Nature of Armenia" grant project costing USD 2.5 million, submitted by "Environmental Project Implementation Unit" SI of the Ministry of Nature Protection, was considered and approved.