AUA Acopian Center Announces Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia, October 20-23, 2019

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The American University of Armenia (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment in partnership with the Armenia Tree Project (ATP) announced preliminary details on the upcoming inaugural Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia, to be held on October 20-23, 2019.

The goal of the Summit is to facilitate open and rigorous discussion of policy decisions on Armenia’s forests in order to catalyze improvements in forest conservation and restoration in Armenia and internationally.

The Summit attendees will have a chance to participate in plenary sessions, panels, breakout sessions and field visits to forestry sites in Armenia. There will also be sightseeing and social gatherings.

For details please visit the Summit website at http://forestsummit.am/. Agenda, speakers, registration and other details will be available by June 2019.  

The AUA Acopian Center for the Environment, a research center of the American University of Armenia, promotes the protection and restoration of the natural environment through research, education, and community outreach. The AUA Acopian Center’s focus areas include sustainable natural resource management, biodiversity and conservation, greening the built environment, clean energy, and energy efficiency, as well as information technology and the environment.