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CAUCASUS NATURE FUND TO RESUME KHOSROV RESERVE'S FUNDING - CNF COORDINATOR
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2012/11/30/caucasus-wild-fund/
09:03 ~U 30.11.12
Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) will resume funding of Khosrov reserve after
Nature Protection Ministry has not reappointed Gabriel Poghosyan in
the office of the director of the reserve, Fund's coordinator Arman
Vermishyan told Tert.am.
"International organizations make such statements in extreme cases
and it was not easy for us to do so as the Nature Protection Ministry
was our main partner. With such statement we just demonstrated the
critical situation in the reserve," he said. Recently, the Fund
has stated about suspension of funding of the reserve agreed with
possibility of Poghosyan's re-approval in the post.
Vermishyan also elaborated on how the Fund's budget is being formed.
"An annual budget is being formed for a specially preserved territory,
in parallel to it the ministry and the territory propose a budget
we are to finance. We are working 50/50 - 50% funding is ensured by
the state budget, we are funding the other expenses of the mentioned
territory," he said, explaining that with the expenses he means the
ones connected with the preservation of the territory, scientific
works, some capital expenses like restoration of buildings, buying
of car, etc.
The Fund's coordinator said they had a three-year long program
with Khosrov reserve costing 250,000 euros. "The 220,000 euros were
provided by August 2012. In August the rest was to be provided but
the provision of the assistance was delayed because of some reasons
and as far as the problem has come forth, we decided to suspend the
second provision," he said.
The Fund was also planning to implement a new three-year long program
costing 200,000 euros. "We have suspended it too. Now we will resume
financing, transferring the money envisaged for 2012 and more probably
will approve the mid-term program for the reserve. Next year as well
we expect to work out a three-year long program," he said.
Vermishyan noted he hopes that prepared candidates will participate
in the competition and the really best for the reserve will win. He
said they are so much concerned with the issue as Khosrov reserve is
number 1 specially preserved territory for Armenia.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2012/11/30/caucasus-wild-fund/
09:03 ~U 30.11.12
Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF) will resume funding of Khosrov reserve after
Nature Protection Ministry has not reappointed Gabriel Poghosyan in
the office of the director of the reserve, Fund's coordinator Arman
Vermishyan told Tert.am.
"International organizations make such statements in extreme cases
and it was not easy for us to do so as the Nature Protection Ministry
was our main partner. With such statement we just demonstrated the
critical situation in the reserve," he said. Recently, the Fund
has stated about suspension of funding of the reserve agreed with
possibility of Poghosyan's re-approval in the post.
Vermishyan also elaborated on how the Fund's budget is being formed.
"An annual budget is being formed for a specially preserved territory,
in parallel to it the ministry and the territory propose a budget
we are to finance. We are working 50/50 - 50% funding is ensured by
the state budget, we are funding the other expenses of the mentioned
territory," he said, explaining that with the expenses he means the
ones connected with the preservation of the territory, scientific
works, some capital expenses like restoration of buildings, buying
of car, etc.
The Fund's coordinator said they had a three-year long program
with Khosrov reserve costing 250,000 euros. "The 220,000 euros were
provided by August 2012. In August the rest was to be provided but
the provision of the assistance was delayed because of some reasons
and as far as the problem has come forth, we decided to suspend the
second provision," he said.
The Fund was also planning to implement a new three-year long program
costing 200,000 euros. "We have suspended it too. Now we will resume
financing, transferring the money envisaged for 2012 and more probably
will approve the mid-term program for the reserve. Next year as well
we expect to work out a three-year long program," he said.
Vermishyan noted he hopes that prepared candidates will participate
in the competition and the really best for the reserve will win. He
said they are so much concerned with the issue as Khosrov reserve is
number 1 specially preserved territory for Armenia.