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ATP Expands Work in Artsakh: Will Provide Villagers with Social and Economic Rehabilitation Programs

Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has developed a social and economic rehabilitation
program for villagers from the hard-hit areas of Martuni and Askeran in Artsakh.
As a result of the war, some families lost access to arable farmland. Today, much of
Artsakh’s food is imported...

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ATP’s Fall Forestry Planting Starting Soon

This fall, Armenia Tree Project plans to plant 220,000 trees and hire local residents to assist in the process. The majority of these trees will be planted in the village of Lernakert, located in Armenia’s Shirak Region. 

The Shirak region is considered to be one of the poorest...

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Hello everyone, my name is Taleen Nazarian! Being raised in the city of Pasadena, where a large Armenian community resides, I had the opportunity to attend Armenian school, become involved in the Armenian church, and join several Armenian programs that all helped to shape my Armenian identity. Both...

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Environmental Education on Wheels in Rural Armenia!

In the 2021 academic year, ATP’s Environmental Education department will commence its “Mobile classrooms on wheels” pilot project, which is aimed at bringing environmental education to the students of the bordering and remote villages of Armenia.

 

The idea...

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TREES FOR LIFE: Planting Hope

CLICK HERE TO READ TREES FOR LIFE (VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1)

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A Model of Success: How the Armenia Tree Project is Greening the Country

by ATP volunteer Mannis Kishon

The ecological nadir of the history of Armenia was during the Soviet Era, when barely 8% of the country was covered in forests. During the early post-Soviet times, the situation wasn’t getting any better as poor families were cutting down what...

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Restoration of Riparian Zones in Armenia: Using willow cuttings and cleaning rivers to provide economic relief to local villagers

In response to the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 on Armenia and its people, the Armenian Government implemented a series of 25 measures to provide support in 2020 and 2021. Among these measures, one was aimed at improving the environment as well as helping the Armenian people.
 

It...

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EU Ambassador to Armenia launches “EU4Environment: Green Community, Resilient Future” on World Environment Day

On June 5 the EU Ambassador to Armenia Andrea Wiktorin officially launched the project entitled "Green community - resilient future" in Margahovit village, Lori. The opening ceremony was attended by the Deputy Governor of Lori region Gor Asryan, representatives of the EU Delegation to Armenia,...

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