ARMENIA TREE PROJECT IMPLEMETS THIS SPRING WORKS OF 158
HECTARES OF TREE PLANTING IN GETIK RIVER BASIN
08-08-2006 14:42:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Within the framework of the
tree planting program of the Armenia Tree Project (ATP) public
nature protectional organization, 343 750 trees were planted in
April-May of this year in the Getik river basin (the marz of
Gegharkunik, nor far from Sevan). Within the framework of this
program of the ATP, 158 hectares of forest territories were
planted and completely restored with types of local trees
(chestnut, ash-tree, maple, oak tree, walnut-tree, wild
apple-tree and wild pear-tree).
80 inhabitants of the villages of Aghavnavank, Dzoravank,
Dprabak and Aygut situated in the Getik river basin were
involved in works of tree planting being implemented by the ATP.
Young plants envisaged for the forest cover were bought from
hotbeds in personal plots belonging to 118 families living in
the above-mentioned communities.
Those communities are mainly populated with migrants of
Armenian origin displaced from Azerbaijan. So, the program
secured a necessary source of income for the most needy families
and employees involved in the affair of tree planting.
According to the information submitted to Noyan Tapan by
the ATP, within the framework of the "Community Tree Planting"
program, 143 450 trees and bushes were planted in this spring in
all the marzes of Armenia and Artsakh.
The ATP was founded in 1994. By its activity addressed to
security and restoration of the forest vital systems, it has a
goal to assist the economic and social development of the
country. The program implements a voluminous forest planting,
community tree planting, the society's awareness concerning the
problems of protecting the environment, programs on nature
protectional education and development of rural communities.
Only during the last 12 years, the ATP planted and revived
more than 1.2 mln trees in 600 settlements of Armenia and
Arstakh.