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| 15:59:32 | 06-06-2005 | Social |
ARMENIAN ECOLOGY IN DANGER
According to Karen Afrikyan, head of the non-governmental organization
`Forests of Armenia’, the road to be constructed through the Shikahogh state
reserve to Iran is a huge danger strategically and ecologically.
According to him, the road will be a target for Azerbaijan. As for the
ecological harms, not only 26 000 big and 117 000 small trees will be
chopped down, but also 70 plants recorded in the Red Book will be
annihilated. As Mr. Afrikyan said, there are alternative solutions to this
problem, for example, the road can be constructed though the village
Shishkert near the reserve; thus the forest will not be damaged.
Today in the UN Armenian office the presentation of the books devoted to the
ecological problems published by the non-governmental organizations `For
Steady Development’ Association and `Ecological Academy’ took place.
According to Karine Danielyan, head of the Association `For Steady
Development’, publication of the books about ecological problems will raise
public awareness about the issue.
Mrs. Danielyan also spoke about the Shikahogh reserve problem. According to
him, Azerbaijan has been raising the issue in international structures
lately that ecologically Armenia can be dangerous for the Trans Caucasian
region. `Chop down forests as we do, the situation can be dangerous not only
for us, but also for our neighbors.