TAKE ACTION to Protect Mining Communities from Toxic Pollution
Currently 22 of the over 400 active mines in Armenia are metal mines. These mines deposit heavy-metal pollutants into the environment affecting the land, water, and air in nearby communities. Poor monitoring and enforcement of regulations leaves these...
Read MoreWorld Bank Strategic Assessment of Armenia’s Mining Sector
Yerevan, December, 2015 – The American University of Armenia (AUA) Center for Responsible Mining (CRM) and the AUA Turpanjian Center for Policy Analysis (TCPA) have partnered with Swedish Geological AB to conduct a strategic assessment of the mining...
Read MoreExtractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
The representatives of non-governmental organizations, educational and scientific institutions and individuals are discussing issues related to the roles, participation and civil society's expectations of joining EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency...
Read MoreDialogue on Mining
Overview and Goals The American University of Armenia’s Center for Responsible Mining proposes to organize a series of high-level multi-stakeholder discussions on key mining issues in Armenia. The initial discussion sessions are proposed from October...
Read MoreMapping of Metal-Mine Tailings
AUA Center for Responsible Mining will be mapping the legacy and working tailings for metal sites in Armenia. These maps to be ready by the end of 2014 will help assess public health and environmental risks associated with each tailing site.
Read MorePromoting Environmental and Social Accountability in the Mining Sector in the Caucasus
A partnership agreement was signed between American University of Armenia (AUA) and Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) on July 1, 2014 to promote environmental and social accountability in the mining sector in the Caucasus.
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