FROM NEED TO GREED FILM TO BE SCREENED AT AUA
ArmRadio.am
02.06.2006 14:47
To celebrate World Environment day the American University of Armenia’s
Environmental Conservation and Research Center, Armenian Forests NGO
and the Armenia Tree project will present the film “From Need to Greed”
in the small auditorium of the American University of Armenia. The
film will address the issue of illegal logging in Armenia.
This is the fourth in a series of environmental films produced by Vem
Media Arts in Yerevan to be released. The 20-minute documentary film
on illegal logging and the deforestation of Armenia, titled “From Need
to Greed,” was funded by Armenia Tree Project, Armenian Forests NGO,
and the World Wildlife Fund Caucasus Office.
Produced by Manuk Hergnyan of Vem and written by Inga Zarafyan, the
documentary explains that forests provide food, shelter, clothing,
and fuel for people, but over time humans have started to destroy
this vital lifeline.
According to historical data, forests covered 20 percent of Armenia
at the turn of the 20th century, but by the early 1990s this area
was reduced to 11 percent and is now below 10 percent.