Cbd third National Report Armenia (English version)

Is your country applying the Guidelines for Incorporating Biodiversity-related Issues into Environment-Impact-Assessment Legislation or Processes and in Strategic Impact Assessment as contained in the annex to decision VI/7 in the context of the implementation of paragraph 1 of Article 14? (decision VI/7)
No
No, but application of the guidelines under consideration	X
Yes, some aspects being applied (please specify below)
Yes, major aspects being applied (please specify below)
Further comments on application of the guidelines.
National environmental legislation contains provisions on biodiversity conservation, particularly: “Law on Environmental Control” (2005) “Law on Tariffs for Compensation of Harm Causes to Flora and Fauna due to Environmental Legislation Violations” (2005) “Law on Amendments in the RA Law on Environmental Fees” (2005) The mentioned legislation provides an opportunity to regulate all the issues of environmental and natural resource use related to control over biodiversity conservation as well as compensation for the harm caused to flora and fauna. The mentioned laws are harmonized with the “Administrative Violations Code of the Republic of Armenia” and are aimed at strengthening control and enforcement for biodiversity conservation. The integrated indicators for description of the negative influence caused to biodiversity are in the process of development. Those indicators will be integrated into the information system on prevention/reduction of the harm caused to biodiversity and decision-making.

On Article 14 (2), has your country put in place national legislative, administrative or policy measures regarding liability and redress for damage to biological diversity? (decision VI/11)
No
Yes (please specify the measures)	X
Further comments on national legislative, administrative or policy measures regarding liability and redress for damage to biological diversity.
In Armenia a national uniform system for application of administrative and criminal measures for responsibility enforcement, regulatory and compensation of the harm caused to biodiversity exists. Categories (levels) of environmental violations towards flora and fauna are defined, which include also valuable and rare species, and Red Book species. Regulations for determination of the harm to biodiversity, levels of compensation for the caused harm and regulations for enforcement are defined as well. However, the measures taken on compensation of the harm caused to biodiversity are still insufficient. The process of selection of indicators for ecological-economic estimations, particularly on impacts of harmful pollution/discharges and on selection of the locations for economic and recreational sites, is unsatisfactory. The development and application of the processes of ecological insurance, ecological audit and ecological certification are of priority issues for Armenia in this sphere.

Has your country put in place any measures to prevent damage to biological diversity?
No
No, but some measures are being developed
Yes, some measures are in place (please provide details below)	X
Yes, comprehensive measures are in place (please provide details below)
Further information on the measures in place to prevent damage to biological diversity.
There are several measures operational in Armenia for preventing harm to the biodiversity. They include: Control on fauna and flora by State Environmental Inspection Existence of legislative framework for and actual implementation of compensation mechanisms for harm caused to biodiversity; Conduction of environmental impact assessment for the activities defined by the “Law on Environmental Expertise”; Maintenance of “Ecological passports” for harmful industrial sites; Inventory of biodiversity components, maintenance of protected area cadastres; Zoning of protected areas by ecological risks and safety indicators; Establishment of the biodiversity monitoring network; Provision of ecological knowledge an public awareness raising and in the field of biodiversity conservation.

Is your country cooperating with other Parties to strengthen capacities at the national level for the prevention of damage to biodiversity, establishment and implementation of national legislative regimes, policy and administrative measures on liability and redress? (decision VI/11)
No
No, but cooperation is under consideration	X
No, but cooperative programmes are under development
Yes, some cooperative activities being undertaken (please provide details below)
Yes, comprehensive cooperative activities being undertaken (please provide details below)
Further comments on cooperation with other Parties to strengthen capacities for the prevention of damage to biodiversity.

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Please elaborate below on the implementation of this article and associated decisions specifically focusing on: outcomes and impacts of actions taken; contribution to the achievement of the goals of the Strategic Plan of the Convention; contribution to progress towards the 2010 target; progress in implementing national biodiversity strategies and action plans; contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; constraints encountered in implementation.