November 10, 2009 - 19:34 AMT
Discussion on Land Management to be held in Yerevan
Armenian Branch of the Regional Environmental Center of the Caucasus and Green Lane Agricultural Assistance NGO will held November 18 a round-table session at the Aarhus Center to discuss the "Sustainable Land Management for Mitigating Land Degradation and Reducing Poverty in the South Caucasus Region" project. The project is funded by EC and implemented by REC Caucasus in partnership with CENN.

At the first stage of the project, a group of experts investigated and analyzed land degradation trends in the basin of Debed River. Based on the study results, specific recommendations have been developed. In Armenia, soil composition, flora, current situation in economy and its agricultural sector, dynamics of natural disasters (landslides, torrents, floods) in the Debed River Basin were analyzed. During the round-table meeting, the experts will present the work done to inspire wider public discussion on the project.

Representatives of the Ministries of Nature Protection and Agriculture will present their views on the project and its current outcomes.