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    82% OF ARMENIAN LAND IS UNDER DESERT THREAT

    Panorama.am
    21:12 28/03/2008

    The vast mining activities, mass forest cutting, urbanization, the
    pollution of rivers and wet territories, illegal hunting caused the
    degradation of the environment, climatic changes and disruption of
    ecological processes, said Bella Avetisyan, the member of "Armenia tree
    plant" project foundation in "Become Voice of Voiceless" exhibition.

    According to her taking into account the statistical data every year
    approximately 8000hec wood is being destroyed. Besides hundreds of
    animals are under the threat of being destroyed. "Who will protect
    our country if we do not want to do it? But we need to act and not
    just to worry about it," she said.

    According to another member of the organization Davit Sarsgayn the most
    dangerous ecological item today is the exploitation of Teghut molibden
    mine. "The problem is a huge one. More than 200 thousands trees will be
    cut. Besides thousands of plants and tress will be destroyed," he said.

    Note that according to the UN published data 82% of land in Armenia
    is under the threat of becoming desert.
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