Favorable Conditions In Place To Detect And Prevent Environmental Br

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS IN PLACE TO DETECT AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL BREACHES, ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS PROMISE

Panorama.am
17:31 24/07/2007

Nature Protection Ministry reported on the ministry’s work for
January-June, 2007 and presented its future undertakings today. Nature
Protection State Inspection Head Arsen Avagyan said the inspection has
reported progress in the course of the recent two years. He said more
legal violations were detected in the first half of this year due to
"effective work."

Regional Governor Kamalyan who is also deputy head of the
inspection underscored serious violations, naming illegal hunting as
such. Kamalyan also said many do not follow restrictions on fishing
of Sevan Cisco, a well-known fish called Sig in the Lake Sevan.

Inspection service officials assure that "favorable conditions are
created to detect violations and prevent them."