Trees are being cut in Yeervan: who benefits?November 11, 2009 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Again trees are being cut down in Yerevan, Ecolur reports, referring to statements made by residents of different regions of the Armenian capital. People speak about deep pruning of trees, opposed by experts, botanists, ecologists. "This is a crime, as trees cannot develop normally. Strong root system is deprived of foliage, and tree nutrition balance is disturbed. As a result, the tree is trying to survive, but cannot cope with the imbalance, and it can even die. City's green mass, protecting from toxic emissions of transport and dust sharply reduces , " Anush Nersisyan, Doctor of Biological Sciences, a senior researcher at the Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia said. At various meetings and events, environmentalists have repeatedly expressed the assumption that the reason for the deep cutting of trees is to release a visible space for billboards. However, at the official level, this assumption has repeatedly refuted. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |