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Environment - current issues Armenia, in 32 editions.

The entry for Armenia published Environment - current issues in 32 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2024. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.

editions changed the text
11
the first edition with it
1992
the latest edition with it
2024

Published as “Environment” (1992 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).

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2001 edition

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The same text in 2000 and 2001.

  • soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT;
  • energy blockade, the result of conflict with Azerbaijan, has led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood;
  • pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers;
  • the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies;
  • restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant without adequate (IAEA-recommended) safety and backup systems

soil pollution from toxic chemicals
such as DDT; energy blockade, the result of conflict with
Azerbaijan, has led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for
firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the
draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a
source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of
Metsamor nuclear power plant without adequate (IAEA-recommended)
safety and backup systems

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Armenia: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1992–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/armenia/environment-current-issues.

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