I came across this amazing project thanks to TEDx Yerevan. Loved the idea and wanted to share. More info below – check it out. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Diaspora, Environment, Society
Armenia — Environmental activist Mariam Sukhudian holds up the torn head of a bezoar goat, Khosrov reserve, 18Sep2012
Environmental activists Mariam Sukhudian and Yeghia Nersissian are blowing the whisle. They have visted the “Kaqavaberd” area of Khosrov Forest State Preserve and discovered remnants of endangered animals around what seems to be festive bonfires of a group of hunters. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Environment
Tagged Armenia, Crime, Ecology, Environment, Green, Hunting, Illegal, Poaching
Fountains in central Yerevan serve as an escape from summer heat for the Armenian capital’s inhabitants. Kids swimming in this fountain have long become a common sight. I couldn’t resist the temptation of making a little video… Continue reading
Armenia -- President Serzh Sargsyan visits Mashtots park, Yerevan, 01May2012
In what seems to be a carefully choreographed performance ahead of this Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan ordered the removal of kiosks assembled in a park in central Yerevan. In doing so, Sargsyan ended the 80-day standoff between the municipality and environmental activists. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Environment, Politics
Tagged Activism, Armenia, Environmentalism, Mayor, President of Armenia, Sargsyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Yerevan
A week-long sit-in by Armenian environmental activists was dispersed today as police used force to make space for the construction of fashion boutiques in one of central Yerevan’s few remaining green areas. Continue reading
On January 15th more than a hundred environmental activists, artists and journalists visited Teghut forest, where a major mining project is underway.
Hovhannes Hakobian, a brilliant filmmaker judging from this YouTube video, is seeking funding (according to @khurshud) to make a series of documentaries on Armenia’s nature. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Environment
Tagged Armenia, Documentaries, Environment, Nature, Yerevan, youtube
Environmental activists scored an important victory on Monday as the company, which is building a hydropower plant at the picturesque Trchkan waterfall in Northern Armenia announced about its intention to stop construction operations. Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Environment
Tagged activists, Armenia, Business and Economy, Environment, Trchkan, Waterfall
