Cbd third National Report Armenia (English version)

Article 11 - Incentive measures

◊ Has your country established programmes to identify and adopt economically and socially sound measures that act as incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of components of biological diversity?
No
No, but relevant programmes are under development
Yes, some programmes are in place (please provide details below)	X
Yes, comprehensive programmes are in place (please provide details below)
Further comments on the programmes to identify and adopt incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
The Government of Armenia has approved or endorsed a number of strategic programs and concepts that contain sections or provisions aimed at ensuring conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and its components both in medium-term and long-term. They include: National Action Plan to combat Desertification in Armenia (2002), State Strategy and National Action Plan for Development of Nature Protected Areas in Armenia (2002), Strategic Program of Poverty Reduction (2003), Action plan for mitigating actions to help address the problems associated with illegal logging (2005), List of activities to meet the obligations of the Republic of Armenia towards a number of environmental conventions (2004), National Forest Program of Armenia (2005).

◊ Has your country developed the mechanisms or approaches to ensure adequate incorporation of both market and non-market values of biological diversity into relevant plans, policies and programmes and other relevant areas? (decisions III/18 and IV/10)
No
No, but relevant mechanisms are under development
Yes, mechanisms are in place (please provide details below)
Yes, review of impact of mechanisms available (please provide details below)	X
Further comments on the mechanism or approaches to incorporate market and non-market values of biodiversity into relevant plans, policies and programmes.
The following mechanisms and tools of environmental policy are aimed at conservation adn sustainable use of biosdiveristy and its components in Armenia: Application of paid nature resources use system by the adoption of “Law on Environmental and Natural Resources Use Fees” in 1999, which is aimed at ensuring effective, conprehensive utilization of the state-owned bioresources as well as creating equal economic conditions for different users of natural resources; In 2004 Forest Restoration and Development Fund has been established by the Government Resolution #891. The main goal of the Fund is promoting forest retoration activities and ensuring favorable conditions for forest develorment in Armenia Since 2005 guaranteed amounts began to collected at the special environment conservation account of the Central Bank of Armenia that would be used only for the re-cultivation, tree planting, green zone development at the areas impacted by the licensed use of entrails. As of February 1, 2005 the special account has total amount of AMD 58,600,000. In 2005 by the Government Resolution an “Environmental Purposeful Fund” has been created and in one year the total amount of benevolent assets from legal and physical entities has reached AMD 37,8000,000. Out of this sum AMD 17,350,000 has been already spent for implementation of a number of important environmental programs and activities. Environmental fees paid by large metalurgical companies have been spent for financing evnvironmental activities (including measures on biodiversity conservation and sustainable use) at the impacted communities according to the recently adopted “Law on Purposeful Use of Environmental Fees Paid by Companies” The total allocations from the 2005 state budget for environmental programs amounted to 10,694,200 AMD.

◊ Has your country developed training and capacity-building programmes to implement incentive measures and promote private-sector initiatives? (decision III/18)
No	X
No, but relevant programmes are under development
Yes, some programmes are in place
Yes, many programmes are in place