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ILLEGAL WOOD-CUTTING GAINS INCREASED PACES IN ARMENIA AMID GAS PRICE HIKE
11:18 * 07.02.14
Armenian environmentalists are concerned over the paces of illegal
wood-cutting, which they say is the result of the increased natural
gas tariffs.
A statistics published by the Ministry of Territorial Administration
has revealed that 2,031 trees were cut illegally in Armenia in 2012
against the 1,860 trees in 2012.
Environmentalist claim that the recent hike has caused many natural
gas consumers to switch over to wood.
"The gas price came as a major blow to our forests. Even in Yerevan,
where the gas supply is fully accessible, those chimneys that were out
of use for years began to be used," Inga Zarafyan, an environmental
activist, told Tert.am.
Ruben Petrosyan, the chief forester of Hayantar (a non-profit state
organization responsible for the preservation of woodlands on the
territory of Armenia), said it is now early to point to any specific
figures.
"The results for this winter will be summed up in June-July," he told
our correspondent, adding that 928 trees were cut illegally in forest
areas under their control last year.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/02/07/wood-stove/
From: Baghdasarian
11:18 * 07.02.14
Armenian environmentalists are concerned over the paces of illegal
wood-cutting, which they say is the result of the increased natural
gas tariffs.
A statistics published by the Ministry of Territorial Administration
has revealed that 2,031 trees were cut illegally in Armenia in 2012
against the 1,860 trees in 2012.
Environmentalist claim that the recent hike has caused many natural
gas consumers to switch over to wood.
"The gas price came as a major blow to our forests. Even in Yerevan,
where the gas supply is fully accessible, those chimneys that were out
of use for years began to be used," Inga Zarafyan, an environmental
activist, told Tert.am.
Ruben Petrosyan, the chief forester of Hayantar (a non-profit state
organization responsible for the preservation of woodlands on the
territory of Armenia), said it is now early to point to any specific
figures.
"The results for this winter will be summed up in June-July," he told
our correspondent, adding that 928 trees were cut illegally in forest
areas under their control last year.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/02/07/wood-stove/
From: Baghdasarian