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ECOLOGISTS ALARM LARGE SCALED DEFORESTATION (PHOTOS)
NEWS.am
January 19, 2012 | 18:04
YEREVAN. - For a long time deforestation has been taking place in
Armenia~Rs Lori regions Metsavan village. Several environmental
activists spread news about the deforestation on the social websites.
The reporter of Armenian News-NEWS.am from Vanadzor city visited
Metsavan. As our reporter informs, the trees near the cemetery were
cut. The trees had been counted and numbered.
As our reporter informs, 200 pine trees have been cut. The villagers
told that the cuttings have been going on for a year, the wood is sold
to the villagers for AMD 8,000 per cubic meter. During the filming
the wood choppers have not been there.
Our reporter tried to get information from the village head, but he
was not in the village.
Photos by Edvard Arzumanyan
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
NEWS.am
January 19, 2012 | 18:04
YEREVAN. - For a long time deforestation has been taking place in
Armenia~Rs Lori regions Metsavan village. Several environmental
activists spread news about the deforestation on the social websites.
The reporter of Armenian News-NEWS.am from Vanadzor city visited
Metsavan. As our reporter informs, the trees near the cemetery were
cut. The trees had been counted and numbered.
As our reporter informs, 200 pine trees have been cut. The villagers
told that the cuttings have been going on for a year, the wood is sold
to the villagers for AMD 8,000 per cubic meter. During the filming
the wood choppers have not been there.
Our reporter tried to get information from the village head, but he
was not in the village.
Photos by Edvard Arzumanyan
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress