YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), May 22–The German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) along with the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Education and Science has been actively aimed at raising public awareness on the environment, said GTZ program manager of stable management of biodiversity Thomas Eberer. “In recent years, Armenia was able to expand and develop international cooperation [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), April 28—The creation of protected areas in Armenia helped to preserve about 60-65 percent of flora and fauna over the past few years, said Tatyana Danielyan, the Head of Biodiversity Management of the Ministry of Nature Protection. “Creating protected areas is the first of the major factors of environmental protection,” said Danielyan. She [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), April 20—For the first time in the history of independent Armenia, Red Books of animals and plants will be published in 2010, said the Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Aram Harutyunyan. “This year we started to work on the publication of Red Books of flora and fauna. Currently, all problems have been [...]

BY JASON SOHIGIAN Armenia relies on a diverse mix of energy resources, and renewables present a range of challenges, strategic advantages, and market opportunities. In 2009 alone, the World Bank announced an investment of $1.5 million to assess sites with geothermal potential and Armenbrok OJSC announced an initial public offering to raise $9 million to [...]