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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...

TREES FOR LIFE: Planting Hope

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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...

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...

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,...

Planting Hope in Rural Armenia

ATP creates economic job opportunities for local villagers in Aznvadzor

With many villagers unable to travel abroad for work due to the pandemic and socio-economic issues brought on by the recent war, the temporary work opportunities created by ATP are critical in creating...

ATP ENTERS AGRICULTURAL MARKET WITH HIGH QUALITY TREE SEEDLINGS

In alignment with our goals to improve  the living standards of the Armenian people through tree planting and environmental preservation, Armenia Tree Project is expanding its reach into the agricultural market. ATP now grows and sells quality planting material in its nurseries for the development...

Interview with Community Planting Monitor Aleksandr Mirzoyan

Aleksandr (Sasha) Mirzoyan works as a monitor for ATP’s Community Tree Planting program (CTP). He is responsible for organizing, overseeing and monitoring plantings in the provinces of Aragatsotn, Armavir, Shirak, Tavush, Syunik and Vayots Dzor. He has been working for ATP since 2015 and has...

Armenia Tree Project Receives EU Grant

Armenia Tree Project has been awarded a 695,000 euro grant from the European Union to increase environmental protection and climate change adaptation capacities in Armenia's small regional cities and towns. ATP is the lead applicant of the grant, with the Jinishian Memorial Foundation and the...

Yours Digitally, ATP

We are pleased to share our Annual Report for 2020!

We are proud to tell you that despite the many challenges we faced last year, we retained all of our 70 full-time employees, hired more than...