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Armenia’s main Christmas tree lit in Yerevan
YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. The mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan lighted up the country’s main Christmas tree at the Republican Square in Yerevan Tuesday. At the same time, Christmas trees were lighted up in all administrative districts of the capital. A concert of Armenia’s pop stars was held at the square after the official ceremony. “We have ...
12/18/2013Apricot 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 ...
02/15/2021Lack of forest management plans results in illegal tree felling in Armenia
The lack of forest management plans results in illegal tree felling in Armenia, Martun Matevosyan, Director General of the Hayantar (Armforest) nonprofit organization, RA Ministry of Agriculture, told a news conference. YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The lack of forest management plans results in illegal tree ...
03/28/2009WB: illegal tree cutting in Armenia grown for recent years
Illegal tree cutting in Armenia has grown for recent years, Aristomene Varoudakis, director of World Bank’s Armenian office, said on Friday at a press conference. YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. Illegal tree cutting in Armenia has grown for recent years, Aristomene ...
12/01/2007Lights 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 ...
11/20/2024No 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 ...
12/02/2020Citywide tree planting in Yerevan on April 14
A citywide tree planting is scheduled in Yerevan for April 14, Avet Martirosyan, head of the Environmental Protection Department of Yerevan City Hall, said today during a municipality meeting chaired by Mayor Taron Margaryan. YEREVAN, April 2. / ARKA /. A citywide ...
04/02/2013HSBC Bank Armenia made its business greener
HSBC Bank Armenia cjsc said in a statement that it has pledged to sponsor planting up to 1000 trees in Yerevan to encourage its customers to opt to receive their statements electronically and for signing up to Personal Internet Banking services, thus help YEREVAN, November 9, /ARKA/. HSBC Bank Armenia cjsc said in a statement that it has pledged ...
11/09/2009Ardshinbank 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 ...
05/06/2025Armenia'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 ...
12/02/2024Acba 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 ...
12/05/2022Thirty 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 ...
09/02/2021Some 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 ...
04/11/2019Armenian 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 ...
04/30/2020Armenian 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 ...
02/03/2020Five Armenian startup projects receive financial support from STEP
Five Armenian startup-projects - Skycrypt, Movie Trip, InstaJob, Tree Scale and Localz received financial support from the Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP), the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) said today. YEREVAN, October 13. / ARKA /. Five Armenian startup-projects - Skycrypt, Movie ...
10/13/2015Pecan-nut trees planted in Kotayk of Armenia
Armenia’s minister of agriculture Sergo Karapetyan took part in the planting of pecan-nut trees in Kotayk region of Armenia on Saturday, the press office of the ministry reported. YEREVAN, June 1. /ARKA/. Armenia’s minister of agriculture Sergo Karapetyan took part in the planting of pecan-nut trees in Kotayk region of Armenia on Saturday,...
06/01/2015ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK plants 300 trees in Akunk village
Employees of ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK together with Armenian Tree Project (ATP) have planed trees in the village of Akunk in central Kotayk province of Armenia. YEREVAN, April 28. / ARKA /. Employees of ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK together with Armenian Tree Project (ATP) have planed trees in the village of ...
04/28/2015Armenia’s main Christmas tree to be lit up on December 22
The main 32-meter-high Christmas tree will be lit up at Yerevan Republican Square, Armenia, on December 22, Yerevan Mayor’s Office told ARKA. YEREVAN, December 10. /ARKA/. The main 32-meter-high Christmas tree will be lit up at Yerevan Republican Square, Armenia, on December ...
12/10/2014Ardshinbank’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 ...
01/07/2025Ardshinbank 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 ...
08/15/2024Streets 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 ...
12/02/2022Armenian 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....
07/30/2020Armenian 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 ...
11/26/2019Armenia 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,...
10/22/2019Armenian, 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 ...
04/17/2019Central 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,...
12/18/2018Eddy wind sweeps over Armenia
The Armenian emergency ministry received today reports about the damage inflicted by eddy wind. YEREVAN, October 17. /ARKA/. The Armenian emergency ministry received today reports about the damage inflicted by eddy wind. The wind extracted a tree throwing it on a section of Ijevan-Dilijan motor road. The ministry sent one unit of appropriate machinery with a crew to remove the tree from the road. The same happened near Haghardzin Hotel near Dilijan. The crew cleaned the road. Another alarming ...
10/17/2017Armenian US political dialogue is dynamic, Armenian president says
... said. It said President Sargsyan congratulated Ambassador Richard Mills, the embassy staff and the friendly people of the United States, wishing them prosperity and continued development. President Sargsyan and Ambassador Mills first planted an apricot tree in the yard of the US Embassy. The US Ambassador thanked the Armenian President for the visit and congratulations, noting that he was pleased and proud to plant that beautiful apricot tree at the U.S. Embassy together with the President of the Republic ...
07/04/2017Armenia’s branding strategy and its national brand to be unveiled later this year
Armenia’s tree-year branding and development strategy and its national brand will be unveiled before the end of this year, Mekhak Apresyan, chief of the economy ministry’s division in charge of tourism, said Wednesday at a news conference. YEREVAN, August ...
08/13/2014500 trees cut illegally in Armenia in Jan-June 2014
Some 500 trees were illegally cut in Armenia in the first half of this year, Ruben Petrosyan, chief forest warden of Hayantar governmental noncommercial organization, said Wednesday at a news conference. YEREVAN, July 16. /ARKA/. Some 500 trees were illegally ...
07/16/2014Teghut mining complex employs 1,200 people
... afforestation project. The latter will be implemented in an area of 714 hectares which is twice as large as the surface of the forest to be cut as a result of Teghut’s copper molybdenum mine. The company assumed the responsibility not only for carrying out tree planting, but also taking care of the planted trees until it will be possible to include those areas in the forest category. Specialized organizations carrying out afforestation should be chosen in a contest. At the project presentation it was mentioned ...
04/22/2014HSBC Bank Armenia continues to build a greener business
On 14th November HSBC Bank Armenia staff and their families planted another 500 trees in Achapnyak community of Yerevan, together with Armenia Tree Project specialists. YEREVAN, November 15, /ARKA/. On 14th November HSBC Bank Armenia staff and their families planted another 500 trees in Achapnyak community of Yerevan, together with ...
11/15/2010Armenian PM touring provinces
Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan traveled Friday to the country’s provinces on a tree-day trip. YEREVAN, August 3. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan traveled Friday to the country’s provinces on a tree-day trip. Armenian government’s press office reports that the premier will tour Aragatsotn, Lori and Tavush ...
08/03/2007REPORT ON ISSUES OF ILLEGAL TREE FELLING PRESENTED IN YEREVAN
... Tufenkian said that the report reflects the results of the economic research of Armenia’s forest and woodworking spheres, as well as some aspects of shadow economy. He said that the main issue of “Eco-Armenia” is to make a transition from tree cutting to planting. “By our research we want to involve Armenia’s Government, civil society and international structures to solve this issue by joint efforts,” he said. Tufenkian thanked the Research Center “Economy and ...
06/28/2007World 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 ...
03/27/2023Montenegrin 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 ...
09/15/2021Farmers 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 ...
04/06/2021Armenian 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 ...
01/26/2021Armenia'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 ...
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