My anger over the growing problems of Armenia’s most important natural resource, Lake Sevan, is hitting a boiling point. I am always overjoyed when I finish my climb from either the Dillijan Valley or the Ararat Valley and I am met with the beauty of Lake Sevan. However, her beauty is only skin […]
It seems that all three capitals of the South Caucasus Republics are facing a crisis in terms of traffic congestion and pollution. The Instiute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR), for example, published an article on traffic jams in Baku and how the Azerbaijani Government is seeking to address the problem.
In March 2006, the […]
Garbage lying around next to the empty garbage can… why?
Simon over at Blogian has posted a link to a video he’s made and put online about deforestation in Armenia. He says that viewers should not expect something highly professional as it’s the first video he’s made, but head on over and take a look anyway. The video’s content also makes use of many sources […]
Berd, Tavoush Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2004
A reader of this blog sent me this letter by Areg Gharabegian, a member of the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA), for publication. After checking the veracity of what is claimed within this letter with some local environmental organizations, I have […]
One thing that always amazes me about many Armenians from the Diaspora when they come to Armenia is how easy they rationalize everything. In particular, they love the cafes in Central Yerevan and don’t even think about the fact that they are usually illegal and owned by corrupt officials or their business partners. The cafes […]
Meghvadzor, Kashatagh Region, Armenian controlled Republic of Azerbaijan / Republic of Nagorno Karabakh © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor has more on the controversy over recent fires that have devastated large amounts of agricultural land in territory surrounding the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh. The area, technically sovereign Azerbaijani […]
RFE/RL reports that the first arrests have been made in connection with last week’s car bombing in Central Yerevan. Those arrested are also employed by the State Taxation Service.
Two colleagues of an assassinated senior official at the Armenian government’s tax collection agency were arrested late Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a car bombing […]
Garo (AKA Christian Garbis) over at Notes from Hairenik has two interesting posts relating to the new construction occuring in central Yerevan. As almost everyone in Armenia knows, this new construction is mainly being undertaken by officials or businessmen close to the Government and invariably accompanied by allegations of corruption, the violation of human rights, […]
Aparan, Aragatsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Yesterday saw a third trip out into the field with Armenian Forests as part of continuing work for the Tufenkian Foundation in Armenia. After visiting Kotayk and the Botanical Gardens for the environmental organization, this time it was to coppicing being used to […]
