While diplomats in distant capitals work toward a formal peace treaty, a quiet crisis is unfolding along the rugged, forested borders of southern Armenia.
Stepping into the bustling Green Zone of the COP17 summit underway in Yerevan you are immediately met with a vivid tapestry of sights and scents.
In a powerful display of grassroots defiance, Jermuk residents previously blocked the roads leading to the mine, successfully obstructing the company’s operations. She described this period as an important experience for civil society in Armenia.
Speaking in an interview with investigative outlet Hetq, Hayk Abrahamyan, co-founder of the eco-activist movement Federation of Green Councils, argued that the administration increasingly views public protest as a risk to be managed or neutralized ra
Demonstrators held signs carrying powerful slogans like "Nature conservation is inseparable from human rights" and "There is no biodiversity without human rights and justice."
By putting these detailed climate maps into the hands of underwriters, insurers, and macro-planners, Armenia is connecting environmental science directly with capital allocation to ensure its financial ecosystem remains structurally sound.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan visited Yerevan’s Meridian Expo Center today, where preparations for the COP 17 biological diversity summit is to be held this October.
Armenia plans to expand its coverage of Specially Protected Nature Areas (SPNAs), increasing their area to at least 20% of the country’s territory.
Videos
Photos
