ARMENIAN ECOLOGY IN DANGER
Support A1+!According to Karen Afrikyan, head of the non-governmental organization “Forests of Armenia”, the road to be constructed through the Shikahogh state reserve to Iran is a huge danger strategically and ecologically.
According to him, the road will be a target for Azerbaijan. As for the ecological harms, not only 26 000 big and 117 000 small trees will be chopped down, but also 70 plants recorded in the Red Book will be annihilated. As Mr. Afrikyan said, there are alternative solutions to this problem, for example, the road can be constructed though the village Shishkert near the reserve; thus the forest will not be damaged.
Today in the UN Armenian office the presentation of the books devoted to the ecological problems published by the non-governmental organizations “For Sustainable Development” Association and “Ecological Academy” took place. According to Karine Danielyan, head of the Association “For Steady Development”, publication of the books about ecological problems will raise public awareness about the issue.
Mrs. Danielyan also spoke about the Shikahogh reserve problem. According to him, Azerbaijan has been raising the issue in international structures lately that ecologically Armenia can be dangerous for the Trans Caucasian region. “Chop down forests as we do, the situation can be dangerous not only for us, but also for our neighbors.
