A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS ‘HOT ECOLOGICAL SPOTS THROUGH THE EYES OF JOURNALISTS’ IS PUBLISHED
arminfo
2007-07-30 16:55:00
A collection "Hot ecological spots through the eyes of journalists"
has been published, where the results of press’s and society’s
years-lasting fight vandalism against the environment of Armenia. The
book was published by the support of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
and Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). The materials of
journalist- members of the journalists’ club "Ekolur" were compiled
during the last two years, but global ecological problems, which have
been impossible to be solved during more than ten years, found place
in them.
Bogging of Lake Sevan and illegal site-development of its shores
filled with tailing dams with numerous gold-bearing and polymetallic
mines, river pollution with toxic materials and illegal activity on
the territory of reserves and wildlife sanctuaries remain among such
problems. The materials of "ArmInfo" news agency, of the "Hayastany
Hanrapetutyn" newspaper, of "Kentron" TV company and of a range of
regional mass media are included in the collection.
A special place in the collection is given to photos of "hot spots",
where the felling problem in the northern forests of Armenia (in
Tavush and Lori regions), site-development on the shores of Lake
Sevan and the territories around the tailing dams in Syunik and Lori
regions contaminated with toxic substances are vividly shown. The
collection may serve as a unique guide for beginner ecologists
and the journalists, who wish to cover ecological problems, since
information about the flora and fauna of Armenia, as well as about
the environmental risk factors are included here. The collection
will be distributed among regional libraries and those in Yerevan,
the ecological educational Centers of "Orkhus", as well as to NGOs
and public authorities of the country. The creation of a network of
ecology journalists, called to react operatively and inform their
colleagues about environmental threats whenever necessary will be the
continuation of the cooperation of journalists representing different
mass media of the country.