{"id":249,"date":"2023-10-12T13:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biodiversity-armenia.am\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2023-10-12T17:13:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:13:33","slug":"es-projec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biodiversity-armenia.am\/en\/seea-ea\/ongoing-projects\/preliminary-data-analysis\/es-projec\/","title":{"rendered":"ES projec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Studies of specific ecosystem services and pilot areas of Armenia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assessment of forest ES<\/strong> provided by ENPI-FLEG II (European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) East Countries Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) II Program, funded by the European Union). There are descriptions of the state of forest ecosystems, the main threats to forests and their significance for the rural population of Armenia.
– Scoping study of economic significance of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) of the forestry sector of Armenia.<\/a> 2014. Prepared by Armen Gevorgyan.
– Forest Dependency in Rural Armenia<\/a>. 2014. Prepared by Anahit Mkrtchyan and Erik Grigoryan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assessment of ES of grasslands and pastures<\/strong> provided by ongoing GIZ project \u201cManagement of Natural Resources and Safeguarding of Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Rural Development in the South Caucasu<\/a>s” (ECOserve) includes the following topics:
– Sustainable Pasture Management
– Nationwide mapping of Armenian pastures and grasslands.
– Capacity Development in the Ministry of Economy of the RA for the future use of GIS mapping models.
– Support on fodder production and pasture improvement activities as alternative solutions for decreasing pressure on pastures and ensuring income for rural population.
– Support of the Program Coordination Platform for Sustainable Management of RA\u2019s Natural Fodder Areas: Pastures and Grasslands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications are available in English and Armenian here<\/a> including the following ones:
– Guidelines for Development and Implementation of Sustainable Management Plans for Pastures and Grasslands \/ G. Tovmasyan, Yerevan \u201cTASK\u201d LLC, 2015. – 60 pages.
– Manual for Monitoring of Pastures, Armenia – Yerevan. \u201cTASK\u201d LLC, 2015 – 58p.
– Sensitivity Assessment of Pasture Lands based on Simulation Models and RS\/GIS Techniques in Armenia 2016
– Pasture and Grasslands Information System. Feasibility Study Final Report Armen Asryan December, 2019
– Manual on Improvement of Degraded Natural Grazing Lands (Pastures and Grasslands) Gagik Tovmasyan 2020
– Handbook on Integrated Erosion Control. A Practical Guide for Planning and Implementing Integrated Erosion Control Measures in Armenia \u2013 Yerevan.
– Integrated Biodiversity Management, South Caucasus (IBiS) programme of Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u044cr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, 2018.- 88 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies on individual ecosystem services and pilot areas<\/strong>
– GAtES project<\/a> (German-Armenian Network on the Advancement of Public Participation GIS for Ecosystem Services as a Means for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development), between the University of Hohenheim (UHOH) and the American University of Armenia\u2019s (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment working in some pilot areas, e.g., Getik River Basin.
– Introduction of payment for ecosystem services schemes in upper Hrazdan pilot river basin of Armenia<\/a> – water regulating services.
– Pietsch M., Uhrig N., Sayadyan H., Kim Dae Yong. 2019. Analyzing Ecosystem Services in Armenia Using ArcGIS Online: A Case Study of the Geghard Monastery and the Kotayk Province.<\/a> Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 4-2019, pp. 363-371. doi:10.14627\/537663039. –  cultural services and soil erosion.
– Miriam Rueger. 2020. Wild plants as an ecosystem service<\/a>: Contextualizing sustainability and socioeconomic Impact In rural Armenia. Master thesis 620176. Institute for Societal Transition and Agriculture University of Hohenheim. – value of wild plants for rural population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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