INTEGRATION WITH EUROPE MAY PROVE USEFUL…

AZG Armenian Daily #158
01/09/2007

Ecology

18 more Armenian NGOs expressed anxiety about a number of
programs implemented in Armenia in the frameworks of European New
Neighborhood. Welcoming Armenia’s integration with European structures
in general, they expressed hope that it will help overcoming certain
negative circumstances and directing the country to steady development.

The NGOs detailed that the main causes of their anxiety are violations
of legislation on nature protection, illegal construction and misusage
of nature resources.

Head of WWF Armenian office Karen Manvelian said that nowadays the
nature resources of Armenia are being thoroughly studied, while most
of the attention is being paid to business profit and ecology and
nature protection issues are being neglected.