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Toxicity Inc.: Mining and the Struggle for Armenia’s Soul
The Teghut Defense Group (TDG), an environmental protection organization, fights against threats to Armenia’s natural treasures. As their name suggests, their primary focus is protecting the lush Teghut Forest located in the Lori region. The group opposes a mining project by the Armenian Copper Program (ACP), which has already received approval from Armenia’s Nature Protection Ministry and will clear-cut 1,500 acres of the forest to extract copper and molybdenum.
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I do not have much knowledge of which organizations are participating in this dilemma, but I was thinking about UNESCO. I keep hearing about their World Heritage Sites which they protect comprising of both natural and cultural sites. Maybe if not already done so, the activists fighting for Teghut and other historical and natural sites in Armenia could apply for their help.
i know it may have painful effects for real. i do not like the birth defects.
but we have to have some kind of economy—heavy industry. we have to regain our hard work ethic…..the birth defects and contamination of the enviroment should be dealt with head-on.
You can still have/develop a healthy economy without destroying the surrounding environment. Follow the leads of many other Earth-first green projects all over the world to see how mining, forestry and other industries can still occur without damaging the ecosystem. There are areas in the world where open pit mines once stood, but have been filled in with replanted vegetation to where you couldn’t tell there ever was an open pit mine there.
A satirical take (in Armenian) on the Mining Industry in Armenia here: http://www.comedynow.org/2012/01/blog-post.html