#Armenia

Armenia joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Armenia joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Armenia now joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to minimise the impact of the mining industry on the environment and lives of people in the affected...

Teghout mine resumed operation. Tailing dump is in bad condition

Teghout mine resumed operation. Tailing dump is in bad condition

The company Vallex Group resumed operation in the Teghout mine in North-East Armenia on July 9, 2019.

Research on toxic chemicals will debunk the pollution dispute in Northern Armenia thanks to Czech experts

Research on toxic chemicals will debunk the pollution dispute in Northern Armenia thanks to Czech experts

Analysis concerning the presence of harmful chemicals in the environment will happen in Lori Province. The locals suffer from serious contamination of heavy metals and other...

Waste water often leaks from mine in Akhtala

Waste water often leaks from mine in Akhtala

On several occasions this year, local residents have witnessed leakage of wastewater from the mine in Akhtala into the environment.

‘Toxic eggs’ in Switzerland testify to global contamination with poisonous substances

‘Toxic eggs’ in Switzerland testify to global contamination with poisonous substances

At the Stockholm Convention , Arnika is presenting the results of recent analyses of chicken eggs from 29 countries concerning the presence of dioxins and dioxin-like substances....

Inhabitants of Armenian town Shnogh demand compensation for expropriated land

Inhabitants of Armenian town Shnogh demand compensation for expropriated land

More than 40 inhabitants of the town of Shnogh demand compensation for the land which was expropriated from them.

Response of Armenian Nature Protection Ministry to Resolution Adopted in "Industrial Pollution in Lori Region" Conference

Response of Armenian Nature Protection Ministry to Resolution Adopted in "Industrial Pollution in Lori Region" Conference

Last year an "Industrial Pollution in Lori Region" Conference was held in Yerevan organized by Czech 'Arnika' organization and its partner organisations Ecolur and AWHEE . The...

ECHR supported Armenian farmers, the government ought to pay compensations

ECHR supported Armenian farmers, the government ought to pay compensations

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of the plaintiffs of the North-Armenian province of Lori. All six complaints of Armenian courts were in the question of...

Toxic heavy metals were found near people’s houses in Northern Armenia. The local industry is to blame, Czech scientists say

Toxic heavy metals were found near people’s houses in Northern Armenia. The local industry is to blame, Czech scientists say

Lori Province's mining and metallurgical enterprises in Armenia are likely to be contaminated with dangerous chemicals, mainly copper, beyond legal standards and hygienic...

Air pollution: Governments and cities have to do more, agreed the participants of the international conference

Air pollution: Governments and cities have to do more, agreed the participants of the international conference

The four-day international conference 'Fighting Air Pollution in the Industrial Cities of Europe,' organized by the Arnika Association of the Czech Republic, was held in Ostrava....

Human health must not be threatened by polluted air, resonates from the Conference in Ostrava

Human health must not be threatened by polluted air, resonates from the Conference in Ostrava

Experts, politicians, and civil activists from Europe and former USSR countries are discussing ways to improve the air quality in the Czech Republic (1). Air pollution is one of...

Europe's toxic air was discussed at a unique international conference in the Czech Republic

Europe's toxic air was discussed at a unique international conference in the Czech Republic

A three-day gathering in this Czech industrial city will examined the ways to resolve the dangers of air pollution on the national and international levels (1)....