YEREVAN, DECEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Report under the title Fulfilment of Aarhus Convention Provisions in Armenia on environment and the respective actions were presented at the event organized on December 12 by the OSCE Office. The report analyses situation connected with information, accessibility of justice on nature protection issues and public's participation in making decisions in this sphere, as well as current laws and those to be adopted in the sphere of nature protection. As OSCE Office Head, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin said, "promotion of the principles of Aarhus Convention is part of public awareness aimed at nature protection rights and their ecological education." At the end of the event the winners of the journalist competition Nature Protection and Urban Development organized by the OSCE Office were awarded prizes. Nelli Danielian (Yerkir Media TV company) took first place (400 euros) in the nomination TV journalism. Vahe Ghazarian (Kentron TV company) took second place (300 euros), third place (200 euros to each) was shared by Lilit Davtian (Shoghakat TV company) and Seda Grigorian (Lusalik TV company). In the nomination printed press the first prize was given to independent journalist Ashot Gareginian, the second to Galust Nanian (Hayastani Hanrapetutiun newspaper), the third to independent journalist Naira Bulgadarian. Five encouraging prizes (100 euros to each) were given to Hayk Kbeyan and Armine Sukiasian in the nomination TV journalism and to Marianna Grigorian, Ruzanna Bisharian and Susanna Shakhnazarian in the nomination of printed press.

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