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ASSOCIATION DEVELOPS PLAN TO RESTORE YEREVAN GREEN ZONE

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian
Association for Sustainable Human Development said
today it has developed a plan of actions to improve
the ecological situation in the capital city and wants
to call it into action in cooperation with the nature
protection ministry. This plan calls for establishment
of an inter-agency commission to tackle the problem.
The Association said they suggest that provisions
of their plan be taken into account when the division
of Yerevan into zones be done. Karine Danielian, the
chairwoman of the Association, described the current
ecological situation in the capital city ‘typical of
an ecological catastrophe zone,’ adding that relevant
data shows the emergence of smog in Yerevan.
She said the urban-industrial environment of the
city is no longer able to self-purify. She said the
risk of desertification has increased indicated by
appearance of snakes in the city’s streets and yards.
She said these phenomena affect the people’s health
and cited official figures which say that two third of
the city’s green zone has been destroyed in the last
years.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress