February 7, 2003
Ministry of Nature Protection, RA

10:45-11:00 Registration

11:00-11:05 Opening Speech
Simon Papyan, First Deputy Minister,  Ministry of Nature Protection

11:05-11:15 UNDP/GEF "Armenia National Capacity Self Assessment for Global Environmental Management" Project Objectives
Diana Harutyunyan, Project Coordinator

11:15 -11:30 Issues of Monitoring and Access to Information for Global Environmental Management
Yuri Poghosyan, State Counsel on Statistics

11:30 -11:40 Current State of Monitoring Implementation in RA
Tamara Hovhannisyan, Hydrometheorology and Environmental Monitoring Center, Ministry of Nature Protection

11:40-11:50 Rudik Torosyan, "Hayecomonitoring" NCO

11:50-12:00 Monitoring of Biodiversity
Tatyana Danielyan, Environmental Protection Department, Ministry of Nature Protection
UNCBD Focal Point

12:00-12:10 Monitoring of Forests
Andranik Ghulijanyan, Forest Research and Educational Center (FREC), State Non-Trade Organization 

12:10-12:20 Monitoring of Specially Protected Areas
Samvel Baloyan, Coordinator of Biodiversity and SPA Management Component,
Natural Resources Management and Poverty Reduction Project, World Bank

12:20-12:30 Green House Gas Cadaster
Aram Gabrielyan, Environmental Protection Department, Ministry of Nature Protection
UNFCCC Focal Point

12:30-12:40 Systemic Observations of Climate Change
Hamlet Melkonyan, Hydrometheorology and Environmental Monitoring Center

12:40-13:10 Coffee Break

13:1013:20 Land Monitoring
Ashot Vardevanyan, Environmental Protection Department, Ministry of Nature Protection
UNCCD Focal Point

13:20-13:30 Water Monitoring
Vladimir Narimanyan, Water Resources Management Agency, Ministry of Nature Protection

13:30-13:40 Environmental State Inspection Activities for Monitoring  Implementation
Roza Julhakyan, Department of Environmental State Inspection, Ministry of Nature Protection

13:40 - 14:00 Implementation of Monitoring by Scientific Research Institutes
Boris Gabrielyan, Institute of Hydrobiology, National Academy of Sciences, RA
Jirayr Vardanyan, Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences, RA

14:00-15:00 Discussion and Wrap-up

15:00 Dinner

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