Tbilisi to host regional conference on sustainable land managementNovember 10, 2010 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 18-19, 2010 REC Caucasus organizes the First Regional Conference in the frames of the ongoing EU supported Project “Sustainable Land Management for Mitigating Land Degradation and Reducing Poverty in the South Caucasus Region” in Tbilisi. Overall objective of the conference is to bring together all participant countries, stakeholders, experts and representatives of mass media to share achievementsand developments, as well as emphasize main trends to achieve the best results and ensure sustainability of the project, REC Caucasus reported. The project calls forcontinued functioning ecosystem, reducingpoverty, ensuring food security and income for rural farmers in the South Caucasus countries by combating desertification, strengthening the natural resource base and revitalizing the agricultural sector. The conference will be attended by representatives of ministries of environment, governmental legislative branches and structures dealing with land management, as well as international and donor organizations, NGOs, academic circles, business sector, local communities and other stakeholders from Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. The regional conference will be followed by a working meeting to review and evaluate execution and development of the project and elaborate further steps for better coordination and implementation. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |