OUTLINE OF THE HEARING - ELRC has implemented public hearing of the RA Law draft on amending RA Law On Specially Protected Natural Areas.
The goal of the hearing was to introduce the public the framework of the plotted amendments as well to provide a room for the public to speak out their concerns about the draft.
The bulk of the hearing was the legal regime and use of protected areas, particularly the issues of organizing environmental tourism.
The comprehensive assessment of the content and the structure of the draft highlights the following essential innovations never being known to Armenian legislation;
- the system of the general notions are reviewed wholly,
- new categories of protected areas are added such as biosphere reserves or aqua- geological natural monuments etc. ,
- framework of the functions of public authorities are revised ,
- novels on regime of protected areas use are introduced.
ELRC as well submitted remarks and suggestions on the draft in order to make it more precise and systemized.
The draft was elaborated based on the findings and recommendations of the UNDP GEF Program Protected Areas of Armenia.
Today, the candle lighting in memory of the 1.5 million innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide was organized in the foyer of YSU main building.
25 higher educational institutions founded in Yekaterinburg the University League of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
April 22 is The Earth Day, so the environmentalists once again raised the environmental issues.
The presentation of the book “If we remain silent, the stones would cry out” was held at YSU today. It is based on the memories of the Genocide survivor Hrachya Gevorgyan.
On April 6-12 YSU students participated in the International Youth Forum “Lomonosov 2014”.