FIRST PART OF "AREVORDI" ECOLOGICAL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON APRIL 1-12 IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
Mar 22 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The first part of the "Arevordi"
first regional ecological festival will be held on April 1-12 at the
same time in 6 settlements of Armenia, Garni, Goght, Dilijan, Gyumri,
Urtsadzor and Yerevan, on the initiative of the Fund for Protection
of Wild Nature and Cultural Values in Armenia. As Hasmik Hovhannisian,
the festival Programs Director informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent,
on April 11, last but one day of the ecological events in April,
a march-action from Matendaran to the Azatutiun (Liberty) square
will take place in Yerevan with participation of representatives
of ecological public organizations and schoolchildren arrived
from marzes. Children participating in the march will prepare
starling-houses for birds to place them in parks, will prepare
sculptures from plastic dishes, will paint posters.
Authors of the best works will be awarded. In H.Hovhannisian’s words,
the "Arevordi" festival consists of two parts: exclusively ecological
events, tree planting, cleaning will be implemented in the first part,
April 1-12, and a festival in which representatives from Turkey,
Georgia, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan will participate, will be held
in the second part, from October 6-10. In that sense, there are
already concrete agreements with similar Turkish organizations,
and the negotiations are still in process with the Azerbaijani side.
In Hasmik Hovhannisian’s words, the festival has a goal to fix the
society’s attention on the ecological problems existing in the region,
create a neutral field rounding regional conflicts and tension, which
will assist finding new and effective solutions. To arise interest
among schoolchildren towards the ecological problems, ecoclubs were
founded in schools of marzes with the efforts of the fund. Ecological
films, shot with the efforts of the fund are also involved in the
educational programs being taught there. In H. Hovhannisian’s words,
children most actively respond these trainings, proposing solutions
concerning this or that problem. H. Hovhannisian also mentioned that
no film festival on the ecological theme has ever been held either
in Armenia or in whole region.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
