AMOUNT OF PROTECTED TERRITORIES IS CLOSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL
Aysor
April 19 2010
Armenia
"The amount of the territories protected in Armenia is close to the
international standards, around 12%," informed Aram Harutyunyan the
Minister of the Nature Protection. Last year two national parks have
been planted, some preservations, as well as Zangezur.
Concerning to the air pollution in some cities of the country the
minister said that the poisonous objects in the air are for several
times bigger than it is allowed.
"There are also some problems concerning the pollution, we have some
suggestions, but the most important thing is that we could realize
a correct monitoring for us to understand what kind of situation we
have," A. Harutyunyan mentioned.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress