On January 16, Youth Initiatives Center (YIC) NGO organised a virtual session on the topic of “Burning of Leaves and Plant Residues and Land Degradation in Armenia.”

During the session, a preliminary version of the policy analysis on the topic of “Burning of Leaves and Plant Residues and Land Degradation in Armenia” was presented, followed by a thematic discussion-conversation.

The virtual session was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia, state and local government representatives, environmental, youth and non-governmental organisations, youth councils, informal groups, and sectoral specialists.

The virtual session is conducted within the framework of the “EmpowerYouth: Enabling Youth Organizations to Shape Decision-Making on Issues that Matter Most to Young People” project, implemented by the Romanian Center for European Policies (CRPE/Romania) in cooperation with “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO (YIC/Armenia), the Center for Research and Advocacy in EU Policies (CAREP/Moldova), and Association Atinati (ATINATI/Georgia), with the co-funding of the European Union.

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