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Ardshinbank Employees Join "My Forest Armenia" to Plant 300 Trees on International Earth Day
On April 19, ahead of International Earth Day, Ardshinbank employees participated in a tree planting initiative with the “My Forest Armenia” public environmental organization. YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. On April 19, ahead of International Earth Day, Ardshinbank employees participated in a tree planting initiative with the “My Forest ...
05/06/2025Ardshinbank’s Nominal Forest Has Been Planted
... boundaries of Lernajur settlement of Pambak municipality in Lori region as part of a project implemented jointly with the public environmental organization "My Forest Armenia". The planting was completed at the end of November. Only native forest tree species were planted, mainly oak, birch, wild pear, wild apple, maple and yew. In October this year, 108 kg of acorns were collected in the Gegharkunik region with the participation of around 150 Ardshinbank employees in order to grow around 12,000 ...
01/07/2025Armenia's main Christmas Tree lights to be lit on December 8
The main New Year tree of Armenia has already been installed in Republic Square in the center of Yerevan. YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. The main New Year tree of Armenia has already been installed in Republic Square in the center of Yerevan. "The ceremony to ...
12/02/2024Lights on Armenia's main Christmas Tree to be lit at Yerevan's Republic Square on December 8
The lighting ceremony for Armenia's main Christmas tree will take place on December 8, according to Yerevan's Vice Mayor, Suren Grigoryan. YEREVAN, November 20. /ARKA/. The lighting ceremony for Armenia's main Christmas tree will take place on December 8, according to Yerevan's Vice Mayor, Suren ...
11/20/2024Ardshinbank will grow the forest
... absorb about 150 tons of CO2 emissions over 30 years. "Forests are a vital issue for Armenia, because they are not only the beauty of our country, they are also the health of our people. Now we are at the very beginning of the journey, because a tree begins with a small grain, which, in order to turn into a real green treasure, has to go through a long and difficult path. Of course, there are some concerns about whether the seeds will sprout and whether the seedlings will survive. But we handed ...
10/16/2024Yerevan plans to cut down 1,250 hazardous and dead trees
It is planned to cut down 1,250 hazardous and dead trees in Yerevan, said Armen Begoyan, head of the Yerevan Municipality’s ‘Greening and Environmental Protection’ CNCO. YEREVAN, October 11. /ARKA/. It is planned to cut down 1,250 hazardous and dead trees in Yerevan, said Armen Begoyan, head ...
10/11/2024Armenia approves compensation amounts for flood damage to residents of Lori and Tavush regions
... trout (1 piece) - 2 thousand 400 drams. According to him, compensation will be provided in the amount of 50% of the cost of unregistered animals. In the case of land plots - 150 thousand drams, if there is a right of ownership, for example, for a fruit tree destroyed or lost as a result of a natural disaster the government will pay 8 thousand 500 drams, for a fruit tree damaged by a natural disaster - 1 thousand 500 drams, for planting material of fruit crops 300 drams per 1 sq. m., berry bushes - 450 ...
08/15/2024World Bank helps Armenia strengthen management of forests, wetlands, and protected areas
... Government of Sweden , in the amount of $3.65 million grant, the project will also reinforce the institutional framework for sustainable landscape management. It will expand the areas under sustainable management, mitigate forest fragmentation, increase tree cover density, and improve the management of neglected abandoned wetlands. Additionally, the project will promote sustainable economic activities and foster the creation of environmentally sustainable jobs in selected rural communities. New and restored ...
05/10/2024Yerevan plant nursery to grow 5 thousand trees a year
A plant nursery in Yerevan run by the municipality will grow up to 5,000 trees a year, Director of Greening and Environmental Protection municipal SNCO Armen Begoyan said at a meeting of the Yerevan Municipality on Monday. YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. A plant nursery in Yerevan run by the municipality will grow up to ...
03/18/2024Yerevan deputy mayor lists tree reasons for high level of air pollution in city
Mining companies are a major source of air pollution in Armenia, deputy mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan said today. YEREVAN, April 17. /ARKA/. Mining companies are a major source of air pollution in Armenia, deputy mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan said today. According to him, none of these companies is equipped with dust catchers. He said serious steps should be taken to reduce air pollution in the capital Yerevan. According to Avinyan, there are no clear-cut norms for organizing construction...
04/17/2023Deputy Mayor promises to plant 200 thousand new trees in Yerevan
The Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan said some 200,000 trees should be planted in Armenia's capital city in the next 7-8 years. YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan said some 200,000 trees should be planted in Armenia's capital city in the next 7-8 years. Speaking ...
03/27/2023Acba Bank joins tree-planting initiative to create big forest in Lori province of Armenia (video)
Difficulties on the road become hardly noticeable when you are in the company of team members. Aсba Bank employees, supporting each other and hand in hand, climbed to the heights of Jrashen village in Lori province to plant trees, the bank's press service reported. YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. Difficulties on the road become hardly noticeable when you are in the company of team members. Aсba Bank employees, supporting each other and hand in hand, climbed to the heights ...
12/05/2022Streets in central Yerevan to be closed to traffic in connection with Junior Eurovision 2022 song contest opening ceremony
Several streets in Yerevan running to the downtown Republic Square will be closed to traffic from 4 p.m. on December 5 in connection with the opening ceremony of the 20th Junior Eurovision 2022 song contest and the lighting of the Christmas tree, the Armenian ...
12/02/2022Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic arrives in Armenia for a two-day official visit on May 26
... the delegations of both countries. The presidents will then make a statement to the press. The delegation, led by the President of Montenegro, will visit the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide and plant a tree in the Remembrance Square. Djukanovic is also scheduled to have meetings with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and National Assembly Speaker Allen Simonyan. The Montenegrin President will also visit the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies in Yerevan....
05/25/2022Annual Music and Wine Festival held in Armenia with Unibank’s support
... the works by Arno Babajanyan, performed by the Madat Avanesov jazz trio. The guests gladly took part in a photo session against the backdrop of Mount Ararat in Armenian national costumes - taraz. The final chord of the day was the planting of fruit trees. Visitors attached a plaque with their name to the seedlings in order to return again and find their tree at the next festival of Music and Wine. -0-
11/10/2021Drip irrigation. Five questions and answers with Converse Bank
... cultivated land areas. - In this situation, what can farmers do or people who want to engage in agriculture? - The globally acknowledged option is to shift to intensive agriculture, in this case - by establishment of intensive orchards. Unlike traditional tree species, dwarf trees are not very tall, do not have a deep root system, so they are irrigated with a drip irrigation network. Notably, in Israel, after the country implemented this system, it was possible to reduce the area of desertified or desert ...
09/15/2021Thirty passengers of bus that crashed into tree were hospitalized
Passengers of a bus who got injuries after the bus crashed into a tree in Ararat province today morning were hospitalized, the press service of the Ministry of Health of Armenia reported. YEREVAN, September 2. /ARKA/. Passengers of a bus who got injuries after the bus crashed into a tree in Ararat province today morning ...
09/02/2021Farmers in Gegharkunik region still have tons of unsold cabbage and potatoes
... vineyards, about 50 thousand hectares of cereal crops, about 250-300 hectares of onions and about 150 thousand sheep. Talking about forecasts for 2021, he said that the only issue of concern is the problem of pollination. "If at least 5% of the apricot tree flowers are pollinated, we will have a good crop. The problem of pollination is very important, because our population of bees has decreased," he said. Due to the decline in the population of bees, he said, the amount of honey produced in the ...
04/21/2021Acba bank helps 25-year old Lilit start family business from scratch (video)
... the traditional flat Armenian bread lavash was baked, presented Armenian traditions, laid the Armenian family table and only after that saw them off. Family hospitality and traditions are now continued by Lilit, but as a business. “Under the Walnut Tree”: this is how the Khalatyans named their restaurant-guest house and started a family business. Acba bank lent Lilit a helping hand in the development of the business knowledge through training for beginner entrepreneurs. “The training became ...
04/06/2021Apricot tree blossoms in Armenia in mid-February
The deputy director of the Armenian Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Gagik Surenyan posted on his Facebook page a photo of an apricot tree in bloom, saying this is the first time he sees an apricot tree blossoming in mid February. YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. The deputy director of the Armenian Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Gagik Surenyan posted on his Facebook page ...
02/15/2021Armenian citizens will be allowed to go to forests only for walking and picking berries
... need to spray 12 thousand hectares of forests this year with anti-pest chemicals. We are discussing the possibility of involving aviation for this, since for the third year already, due to lack of technical means, we cannot effectively fight against tree pests,” Petrosyan said. Among other problems of forests, the minister pointed out an increased cases of timber theft, which grew 3-4 times during the latest Karabakh war. He also noted environmental risks and threats to some regions, especially ...
01/26/2021No New Year tree in Yerevan this year
The Yerevan Municipality will not install New Year tree in the central Republic Square this year, Hakob Karapetyan, spokesman for the capital's mayor's office, said. YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. The Yerevan Municipality will not install New Year tree in the central Republic Square this year, Hakob ...
12/02/2020Armenia's Office of Prosecutor General unveils evidence that aggression against Artsakh had been prepared in advance
... the Artsakh Defense Army in all directions, using all types of weapons available. In mid-September, Azerbaijani troops began to install artillery guns in densely populated Azerbaijani settlements near the border, in residents' gardens, as well as in tree-covered and other inconspicuous places. Citizens were told that they were supposedly needed for military exercises, but since the beginning of the war, these systems have carried out combat missions. According to the factual data, the servicemen ...
10/25/2020$18.7-million climate change adaptation project of to be implemented in Armenia
... threatens over 15 percent of Armenia’s higher plant species with extinction. Semi-desert and desert areas are projected to expand by 30 percent, accelerating desertification. More frequent summer droughts and water stress will reduce the growth rate of trees and increase susceptibility to pests and diseases; at the same time, the frequency and intensity of wildfires may increase, leading to an estimated 14 000 to 17 000 ha of forest loss by 2030. Armenian forests are expected to suffer significant growth ...
08/19/2020Armenian investigators reveal criminal group engaged in illegal tree felling
Armenia's Investigative Committee said it has uncovered a criminal group engaged in illegal felling of trees that has caused damages worth about 103 million drams. YEREVAN, July 30. /ARKA/. Armenia's Investigative Committee said it has uncovered a criminal group engaged in illegal felling of trees that has caused damages worth about 103 million drams....
07/30/2020Armenia’s export of apricots to amount to 18,000 tons this year
... tons of exports, of which 17-18 thousand tons of apricots. If we compare, last year 28,000 tons of apricots were exported, and the year before – 47,000 tons of apricots," he. The expert pointed out the alarming situation with pollination and tree diseases as the reasons for this decline. He said that there were no problems during the export. Arman Khojoyan, deputy minister of economy, said earlier that 58,000 tons of fruits and vegetables were already exported from Armenia in 2020. According ...
07/20/2020Armenian government extends types of activity and assistance to jobless
... Social Affairs Minister Zaruhi Batoyan said these are the programs that offer paid public work to ensure temporary employment of the unemployed to reduce social tension and help communities. "We proposed supplementing the range of public work with tree planting, reforestation, seedling care as part of large-scale tree planting program," Batoyan said. According to her, the decision also increases the maximum amount of assistance for small businesses and cattle breeding farms. In particular,...
05/14/2020Armenian government approves 15th program to mitigate COVID-19 adverse impacts
... estimated at 200 million drams. Minister of Nature Protection Erik Grigoryan said, as part of the program, it is planned to plant coastal shelterbelts in river valleys of the highlands using seedlings of local willow species. "For the implementation of tree planting, it is planned to massively attract the local population and thereby create additional jobs lessening threats of reduction of incomes of the population," Grigoryan said. In his words, both Armenia citizens and persons without Armenian ...
04/30/2020Passengers to be evacuated from Italy will be quarantined, minister says
... discussing the possibility of placing all the passengers of March 15 flight in a special detention center,” said Torosyan. "Only persons with certain complaints or symptoms will be taken to the hospitals for testing," said Torosyan. The latest tree new cases of coronavirus reported on Wednesday, brought the total number of confirmed cases in Armenia to four. Two of the three people testing positive for the coronavirus infection are citizens of Armenia aged 45 and 27 and one is a 51-year-old ...
03/12/2020Armenia airline cancels flights over coronavirus spread
... date has been changed free of charge. He noted that the company prioritized the safety of pilots and passengers. "Yerevan-Lyon-Yerevan flights are canceled until April 16 and Yerevan-Tel Aviv-Yerevan - until April 9," he wrote. The latest tree new cases of coronavirus reported on Wednesday, brought the total number of confirmed cases in Armenia to four. Two of the three people testing positive for the coronavirus infection are citizens of Armenia aged 45 and 27 and one is a 51-year-old ...
03/12/2020No need to cancel classes yet, deputy prime minister says
... made.” As for the absent students, according to the minister, the average attendance across the country is almost 90%. "We are promptly monitoring the situation, and we will make a decision after the meeting," Harutyunyan said. The latest tree new cases of coronavirus reported on Wednesday, brought the total number of confirmed cases in Armenia to four. Two of the three people testing positive for the coronavirus infection are citizens of Armenia aged 45 and 27 and one is a 51-year-old ...
03/12/2020Ten more people in Armenia quarantined because of suspected coronavirus, Health Minister says
... Torosyan said during a government meeting on Thursday. YEREVAN, March 12. /ARKA/. In Armenia, 10 more people have been quarantined because of suspected coronavirus, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said during a government meeting on Thursday. The latest tree new cases of coronavirus reported on Wednesday, brought the total number of confirmed cases in Armenia to four. Two of the three people testing positive for the coronavirus infection are citizens of Armenia aged 45 and 27 and one is a 51-year-old ...
03/12/2020Armenian health minister comments on new cases of coronavirus and WHO statement
... /ARKA/. Armenia’s Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said two of the three men who tested positive for coronavirus on March 11 ‘are almost healthy’ and have no complaints and only the third man has a right-sided pneumonia that will pass quickly. The tree new cases of coronavirus reported on Wednesday, brought the total number of confirmed cases in Armenia to four. Two of the three people testing positive for the coronavirus infection are citizens of Armenia aged 45 and 27 and one is a 51-year-old ...
03/12/2020Armenian government's initiative to plant 10 million trees to launch in October
The Armenian government's initiative to plant 10 million trees is now in an active organizational stage, Deputy Minister of Environment Vardan Melikyan told reporters on Monday. YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. The Armenian government's initiative to plant 10 million trees is now in an active organizational ...
02/03/2020Armenian soldier found hanged, investigation is under way
A conscript serviceman was found hanged from a tree in the Dilijan Education Center's territory on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m., the press office of the Armenian defense ministry reports. A criminal case is opened on the penal code 110th article's count - incitement to suicide - and an investigation was launched ...
11/26/2019The 2020 draft budget does not earmark funds for planting 10 million trees
Armenian government's draft budget for 2020 does not earmark funds for planting 10 million trees as part of a forestation program announced earlier by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Environment Minister Erik Grigoryan told a parliamentary hearing on the draft budget today. YEREVAN, October 29. /ARКА/. Armenian government's draft budget ...
10/29/2019Armenia hosts inaugural Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia
About 500,000 trees will be planted on an area of 140 hectares as part of a program designed to restore forests in Armenia before the end of this year, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today when addressing the inaugural Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia,...
10/22/2019Stepan Gishyan Charitable Foundation provides support to children with disabilities and their parents (VIDEO)
... development of children with special needs and production of special furniture for them. These appliances have been provided to rehabilitation centers. ”Source Foundation, thanks to the use of the provided raw materials and equipment, has produced a tree-fold result,” Anna Gishyan, director of Stepan Gishyan Foundation, is quoted in the press release. “The products have been distributed among the centers in need of them. I am convinced that these things will be used for long in these centers....
06/12/2019Armenian, French foreign ministers attach importance to promotion of Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement
Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanayn, who is now in France for a tree-day working visit, met yesterday with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, the press office of the Armenian foreign ministry reports. In the context of the Karabakh conflict settlement, Mnatsakanyan presented to the French foreign minister ...
04/17/2019Some 7,500 trees and shrubs to be planted in Yerevan on April 13
On April 13, declared by Yerevan Municipality as City Tree-planting Day, the capital city of Armenia will have about 7,500 new trees and shrubs planted exclusively in irrigated areas. Khachik Hakobyan, the head of the Nature Conservation Department at the Yerevan Municipality said trees will be planted in ...
04/11/2019EUR 3.3 million Organic Agriculture Support Initiative project successfully implemented in Armenia
... to enhance the demonstration capacities of both centers. During the event, Ambassador, Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia Piotr Świtalski cut the ribbon to mark the re-opening of the Green Training Centre (GTC) and planted an organic tree. “The European Union supports agriculture as one of the main sectors of the Armenian economy contributing about 18% to the GDP and providing about 36% of the labour force. Agriculture and rural development are among the cornerstones of the broader ...
03/25/2019Central streets and Republic Square in Yerevan will be closed for traffic December 18-21
A section of downtown Nalbandyan Street in Yerevan running from Sakharov Square to Republic Square, as well as a section between the fountains and the decorative ornament in the center of the square will be closed for traffic on December 18-21, the Yerevan Municipality said. YEREVAN,...
12/18/2018Ameriabank launches mega project to digitize its services and is developing new digital banking products
... were located on this site almost 100 years ago - the Agricultural Bank and the old building of the Tiflis Commercial Bank. Incidentally, when designing the building, the architects decided to combine these two historical buildings with an arch and the tree of life. As is known, Kamar means ‘arch’ in Armenian. At the same time, the elements of old buildings can be seen in the interior design of the building, where even part of the old building is harmoniously interwoven with elements of modern design....
10/04/2018Pashinyan to resign after dismissing his Cabinet ministers
... said. Pashinyan also added that after his resignation he will continue to fulfill his duties as head of government. "During that period nothing will happen - not a single leaf, not a single car, not a single bush, not a single deputy, not a single tree will be damaged. I will go to the National Assembly to hold talks with the deputies and representatives of the political forces to overcome the situation, "he said. Pashinyan has signed a set of decress to dismiss Minister of Emergency Situations ...
10/02/2018Nikol Pashinyan visits Kamar business center in Yerevan
.... It said the Head of Government attended the screening of a film about the history of the building. Ruben and Mikayel Asratyans are the architects of Kamar business center. The building was designed in 2014. The authors of the iron sculpture of the tree are the architect Ruben Asratyan and the sculptor David Yerevantsi. The business center unites three different epochs of architecture: tsarist, Soviet, and modern. The “black” building, built of black tuff from Amasia, and this is due to the ...
10/01/2018Ameriabank shows ‘Ameria City’ and new ‘Kamar’ branch
... waterfalls. The second recreation area is a library. Besides, on this floor there are samples of traditional Armenian miniatures in the form of carved decorative wooden doors, replicating the original of one of the historic doors on the building of Abovyan street. Halls on this floor bear the names of great Armenian figures - Mesrop Mashtots, Komitas, Sayat-Nova, Martiros Saryan, embodying the main three elements of the Armenian identity - writing, music and visual arts. The next floor represents the l development ...
06/15/2018Kamar business center in Yerevan starts functioning
... the central part, a little away from their historical predecessors there is the building of the business center, which, as a majestic arch at the entrance, connects history and modernity by a kind of bridge. In the center of the arch there is a "tree of life", one of the traditional Armenian symbols of longevity and prosperity. The elements of the old building, made of black tuff are also used in the interior of the business center, creating a general atmosphere of the preserved historical ...
06/15/2018Armenian premier comments on Yerevan mayor resignation demand
... and everybody to resign at once. “If we try to solve all problems at once, we will fail,” he said. The premier finds it wrong to demand everybody’s resignation at once. “Such issues should be solved step by step,” he said. Commenting on tree cuts on the territory adjacent to Myasnikyan Monument, which brought protesters to the municipality building yesterday and prompted mayor resignation demands, Pashinyan said: “As I know, the cut trees will be replaced with new ones, and I don’t ...
05/17/2018Lebanese president pays floral tribute to Armenian Genocide victims
... Tsitsernalaberd, Armenian Genocide Memorial, on Wednesday to pay floral tribute to those killed by Ottomans in 2015. According to the press office of the Yerevan municipality, he also visited the Genocide Museum. The Lebanese president planted a fir-tree in the memorial’s square. In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting in 1915 ...
02/22/2018Bulgarian president pays floral tribute to Armenian Genocide victims
... Margaryan, Yerevan mayor, visited today Tsitsernakaberd, Armenian Genocide Memorial and paid floral tribute to those killed by Ottomans in 2015. He also visited the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute with his wife. The Bulgarian president planted a fir-tree in the Memory Square of the memorial. In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting ...
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