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OMBUDSMAN OF ARMENIA: ARMENIA HAS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT COMMITMENTS UNDER AARHUS CONVENTION
ARMINFO
Friday, March 15, 16:40
The Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection does not conduct a
consistent policy to respond to the sphere's problems and settle them,
Armenian Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan's annual report on
the Nature Protection Ministry's activity says.
The report says that there are numerous unresolved problems related
to the violations in organizing carriages of dangerous substances and
toxic waste by the Ministry. In 2012 the Ombudsman's Office received
a number of complaints about illegal cases of deforestation, air
pollution, water contamination, illegal hunting, emissions of toxic
substances. No measures were taken to solve the problems connected
with construction of small hydropower plants.
Actually, Armenia has failed to implement its commitments under the
Aarhus Convention, the report says. The problems of defining the
criteria for environmental impact assessment, as well as the problems
related to detection of the offenders and their punishment still remain
unresolved. Armenia has also failed to tackle the issue of provision of
a license to Teghout CJSC, which is developing the copper-molybdenum
deposits in Teghout. The Ministry failed to take measures to disclose
the cases of illegal hunting in the reserves, the report says.
ARMINFO
Friday, March 15, 16:40
The Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection does not conduct a
consistent policy to respond to the sphere's problems and settle them,
Armenian Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan's annual report on
the Nature Protection Ministry's activity says.
The report says that there are numerous unresolved problems related
to the violations in organizing carriages of dangerous substances and
toxic waste by the Ministry. In 2012 the Ombudsman's Office received
a number of complaints about illegal cases of deforestation, air
pollution, water contamination, illegal hunting, emissions of toxic
substances. No measures were taken to solve the problems connected
with construction of small hydropower plants.
Actually, Armenia has failed to implement its commitments under the
Aarhus Convention, the report says. The problems of defining the
criteria for environmental impact assessment, as well as the problems
related to detection of the offenders and their punishment still remain
unresolved. Armenia has also failed to tackle the issue of provision of
a license to Teghout CJSC, which is developing the copper-molybdenum
deposits in Teghout. The Ministry failed to take measures to disclose
the cases of illegal hunting in the reserves, the report says.