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Lessons from #ForestSummit19 Armenia Tree Project and Agrarian University Initiate New Training Programs to Develop Much-Needed Specialists By Jason Sohigian

Speakers on several panels at Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia highlighted a common theme that is at once alarming, and a call for proactive action and resources. This is the lack of specialists in the fields of nursery management and forestry. Many speakers identified the challenge, and it...

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Urban Forests Provide a Multitude of Benefits, and ATP’s Long-Term Monitoring Data is ‘An Extraordinary Resource’ By Guy Hydrick

Forest Cover in Armenia through History

Information on the history of forest cover in Armenia, especially local or regional studies (as opposed to information derived from global studies), is relatively scarce. Paleoecological data suggests that the Lesser Caucasus have...

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#GetRooted in Fresno and San Francisco

Our Community Outreach Manager, Anahit Gharibyan and Communication and Marketing Coordinator, Vivian Kasparian, visited the First Armenian Presbyterian Church in Fresno, California and the KZV Armenian School in San Francisco, California on January 12th and 13th.  Their presentation included...

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Lessons from #ForestSummit19 Risks and Opportunities in Planting Millions of New Trees in Armenia

By Arthur Harutyunyan and Jason Sohigian

Armenia Tree Project (ATP) and AUA’s Acopian Center for the Environment recently conducted the first ever “Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia” conference in Armenia. The Summit gathered national and international experts from...

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Lessons from #ForestSummit19 Forest Summit Experts Say Key to Success is Community Involvement: ATP’s Flagship CTP Program is the Model for Armenia

Plant the right trees, in the proper places, to support communities and sustain ecosystems.

- Dr. Anthony S. Davis, interim dean and professor of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, at the inaugural “Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia” at American...

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