MORE MONEY TO BE RELEASED FOR NATURE PROTECTION

Panorama.am
18:18 06/11/06

Nature protection minister, Vardan Aivazyan, happily noted that the
state budget will release 1 bln 482 million more money to environment
totaling 3 bln drams.

The state will release 10 million dram for fish protection in
Sevan. The minister said this money is not enough and he would like
to receive some 30-40 million for that purpose.

The state will release 39 mln drams for geological studies. Another
401 mln is appropriated for special areas of nature protection.

Aivazyan said also international organizations provide money for
nature protection totaling 1 bln 3358 million drams.