FAO ALLOCATES 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ARMENIA’S FOREST SECTOR
DEVELOPMENT

YEREVAN, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) has allocated 300 thousand USD for the development
of Armenia’s forest sector. A mutual understanding memorandum has
already been signed with the state noncommercial organization
Armforest, which will coordinate the development of a new National
Forest Program. The program aims to determine the priorities and
specicic actions of the country’s forest sector management for the
next 15 years. Within the program framework, it is envisaged to
conduct research in the forest sector, analyse the current state of
the forests and make predictions on the basis of various social and
economic factors. FAO representatives propose using the expertise of
other countries, while taking into account Armenia’s national
peculiarities. In the opinion of the local experts, the main
components of the future program should include legislative
amendments, the development of by-laws and the training of
specialists. The program implementation will start after the
establishment of a coordinating body composed of representatives of
state bodies, scientific organizations, NGOs, mass media and local
communities.