COMMUNITY DISPUTES OVER LAND OF A FOREST RESERVE

Panorama.am
15:33 11/10/06

Mapping of Khosrov reserve will end late 2007, Vorontsov Barseghyan,
the deputy director of Khosrov Forest reserve, told reporters today. He
said local communities have disputes over the land of the forest.

He said the local community disregards the map of 1985-86 whereas
Barseghyan assures it is very importance document. The community
refers to a map dating back to 1962 but Barseghyan says a lot has
been changed since that time.

At present, Khosrov forest reserve covers 29 196 ha land, 15 % of
which are forests. Moufflons, bezoars, bears, leopards and other
animals live in the forest.