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KARINE DANIELYAN: INCOMES OF COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT CANNOT BE COMPARED WITH LOSS OF TEGHUT FOREST
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 28, 2010 - 16:42 AMT 11:42 GMT
Armenian ex-minister of ecology, Chairperson of For Sustainable
Human Development NGO Karine Danielyan said that incomes from mining
of Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit cannot compensate the loss that
Armenia will suffer in case of Teghut forest elimination. The deposit's
development will assist Armenia's economy for five years, while we
will never manage to restore the region's ecology, Danielyan told
journalist during a protest action against deforestation of Teghut.
According to her, instead of the deposit's development, canning plants
can be reopened to create new jobs for local residents. She added that
there are unique animals in the region, which are on the Red List,
and they will disappear in case of Teghut deforestation.
The protest action of activists against deforestation of Teghut was
held on July 28 in front of the central office of VTB Bank (Armenia).
The activists accuse the bank of allocating a $243mln loan to Armenian
Copper Program aimed at Teghut deforestation for the development of
Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit in Lori region.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 28, 2010 - 16:42 AMT 11:42 GMT
Armenian ex-minister of ecology, Chairperson of For Sustainable
Human Development NGO Karine Danielyan said that incomes from mining
of Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit cannot compensate the loss that
Armenia will suffer in case of Teghut forest elimination. The deposit's
development will assist Armenia's economy for five years, while we
will never manage to restore the region's ecology, Danielyan told
journalist during a protest action against deforestation of Teghut.
According to her, instead of the deposit's development, canning plants
can be reopened to create new jobs for local residents. She added that
there are unique animals in the region, which are on the Red List,
and they will disappear in case of Teghut deforestation.
The protest action of activists against deforestation of Teghut was
held on July 28 in front of the central office of VTB Bank (Armenia).
The activists accuse the bank of allocating a $243mln loan to Armenian
Copper Program aimed at Teghut deforestation for the development of
Teghut copper-molybdenum deposit in Lori region.
From: A. Papazian