Ministry of Environment (Armenia)

The Ministry of Environment (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության շրջակա միջավայրի նախարարություն, is a department of the Government of Armenia with responsibility for environmental protection and natural heritage.

Ministry of Environment of Armenia
Հայաստանի Հանրապետության շրջակա միջավայրի նախարարություն
Agency overview
Formed1991
JurisdictionGovernment of Armenia
HeadquartersYerevan, Armenia
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mnp.am

It was created as the Ministry of Nature and Environment Protection on Armenian independence in 1991, and renamed as the Ministry of Nature Protection and Lithosphere in 1995. Later it was renamed Ministry of Nature Protection. It is also oftentimes referred as Ministry of Ecology.

The current Minister of Environment, appointed in June 2019 is Erik Grigoryan.[3][4]

From 1997 officials at the Ministry have reported to the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In 1999, the combined work of eight groups of specialists resulted in a "First National Report on Biodiversity of Armenia" and a "Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan", which were prepared in line with CBD guidelines and the priority development goals of Armenia.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Government - Team Members - The Government of Armenia". www.gov.am. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  2. Armenia: Erik Grigoryan Appointed Minister of Nature Protection
  3. "Government - Team Members - The Government of Armenia". www.gov.am. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  4. Ministry - mnp.am
  5. UN Convention on Biological Diversity Archived 2015-01-15 at Archive.today, Climate Change Information Center of Armenia

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