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What is going on at Teghut Mine (Video)

What is going on at Teghut Mine (Video)
On the 19th of January human rights defender Arthur Sakunts posted on his Facebook page: “Reliable sources informed us that cracks have appeared on the tailing dam in Teghut. As a result, tailing wastes have been leaking into Debed River for at least 4 days now. This can turn into…

Recycling is no longer an option, but a necessary condition for a healthy environment

Recycling is no longer an option, but a necessary condition for a healthy environment
Photos by Bnamard and armeniasputnik After Armenian Environmental Front published an article on construction of new landfill in Armenia, it wrote an open letter to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Fund (EIB) and EU Neighbourhood Investment Facility calling to include the component of waste recycling in the landfill construction…

International expert disagrees with Lydian’s optimistic interpretations regarding Amulsar mine and notes the errors of geochemical characterization

International expert disagrees with Lydian’s optimistic interpretations regarding Amulsar mine and notes the errors of geochemical characterization
On October 30, 2017 Ann Maest, PhD, “Buka Environmental” presented a Memorandum titled “Evaluation of Geochemical Characterization Results and Proposed Additional Studies for the Amulsar Project, Armenia”. Her contracting party is chemical/environmental engineer Harry Bronozian. Hereby, we present the summary of the evaluation. The full version is available in the…

Open Letter: Public Announcement regarding introduction of GMOs in Armenia

Open Letter: Public Announcement regarding introduction of GMOs in Armenia
Photo from Global GMO free Coalition GMO Free Armenia civil initiative and March Against Monsanto, Armenia! - civil initiative wrote an open letter to Armenia’s Minister of Agriculture Ignati Arakelyan, Armenia’s Prime Minister Karen Karapteyan and the U.S. Ambassador in Armenia Richard M. Mills. The content of the letter below: "To Armenia’s Minister…