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    ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS A MENTALITY TO BE CULTIVATED AT SCHOOL

    Noyan Tapan
    http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=117190
    Se p 9, 2008

    YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The 50th anniversary of foundation
    "Khosrov Forest" and "Shikahogh" state preserves and "Dlijan" national
    park was celebrated at an event in Yerevan on September 9. In the words
    of the RA minister of nature protection Aram Harutyunian, the necessity
    of preserving the biodiversity and the role of specially protected
    areas in this issue was conceived in Armenia long ago. The specially
    protected areas currently occupy about 309 thousand ha which makes
    up nearly 10% of Armenia's territory. Forest ecosystems occupy 54%
    of these areas. The minister said that 60% of the Armenian flora and
    fauna, including the majority of rare, endemic species and those on
    the verge of extinction, as well as genetic resources are protected
    in the indicated areas.

    According to A. Harutyunian, the 2003-2010 national program of state
    strategy and measures for development of the specially protected
    areas of Armenia's nature aims to expand these areas and solve their
    problems. "In the environmental protection sphere, it is necessary
    to continue persistent practical work on improving the system of
    specially protected areas in nature for the purpose of sustainable
    development of our country," the minister stated.

    The RA prime minister Tigran Sargsian said that most seruous
    environmental protection problems exist in Armenia which can be
    solved only by joint efforts. "Unfortunately, the society does not yet
    pay attention to environmental problems. Relying on its supervisory
    functions only, the state fails to solve these problems," the prime
    minister noted, adding that environmental protection is a mentality
    to be cultivated in people at school.

    During the festive event, a number of employees of the sphere were
    handed letters of thanks of the RA prime minister and the minister
    of nature protection, gold departmental medals and souvenirs.
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