Prime Minister Visited Nubarashen Waste Burial Ground

Hasmik Danielyan, the “RadioLur” Nearly two weeks ago public and state bodies focused on Nubarashen waste burial ground . On May 6 our country’s government allocated 31 million AMD to commence the first stage to solve this problem. Environmentalists oppose to burning pesticides and told PM Tigran Sargsyan about this. PM said unless we have international expert opinions, the decision…

Mini-Hearing on Obsolete Pesticides in Eastern European Countries, the Caucasus and Central Asian countries

Mini-Hearing on Obsolete Pesticides in Eastern European Countries, the Caucasus and Central Asian countries were organized 29.06.10 in European Parliament by Mr. John Vijgen the Director of the International HCH & Pesticides Association (IHPA) to draw international attention on the world-wide problem s related the obsolete pesticides storage, treatment , disposal and its dangers for human health and the environment….

Mercury-contaminated fish served to delegates at UN mercury negotiation

For immediate release: 7 June 2010 Contact: Imogen Ingram, mobile: +612 668 15340 Jamidu Katima, mobile: +255 787 7171 02 Mariann Lloyd-Smith, mobile: +612 668 15340 Mercury-contaminated fish served to delegates at UN mercury negotiation Delegates must address a poisoned food source (Stockholm, Sweden) – Delegates at the first UN negotiating meeting for a global mercury treaty tasted fish under…

INC1 Mercury 2010

Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on mercury First session Stockholm, 7 to 11 June, 2010 С 7-по 11 июня 2010 года в Стокгольме проходит первое заседание Международного переговорного комитета по ртути. 10.06.2010 Новости “Эко-Согласия” по химической безопасности  СОДЕРЖАЩИЕ РТУТЬ ОТХОДЫ И ЗАГРЯЗНЕННЫЕ ТЕРРИТОРИИ  Эти вопросы были в числе приоритетных на проходящих в настоящее время в…

2010 – Save the Leopard in Armenia

      The year of 2010 is declared by the UN organization as an International Year of Biodiversity. In this sense the 22nd of May is a special day, as this day the International Day of Biodiversity is celebrated throughout the world offering an opportunity for the public to focus its attention on this issue. Both the year and the day…

Emergency Situation Around the Burial Site of Obsolete and Banned Pesticides in Armenia

There is an emergency situation caused by the destruction of the burial site of obsolete pesticides, which can pose enormous threat to human health and the environment. The site is located between villages Voghchabert and Geghadir. About 800 meters from the cottage settlement and the village Moushakan and belongs to the Yerevan administrative area.    WATCH THE VIDEO >>   The…

Czech Republic and Armenia start to cooperate to reduce obsolete pesticides danger

YEREVAN – Help the rural communities to implement sustainable agriculture and eliminate the danger of chemical pollution in Ararat and Armavir regions. That is the main goal of the new project launched by Czech not-for profit organization Arnika and Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE). Project is focused on finding of technical solutions to eliminate several hot spots…