Concern for Khosrov: New fire road under the watch of environmentalists

The expansion of the road crossing through Armenia's main nature preserve, Khosrov Forest, is intended to make the preserve more accessible. Environmentalists, however, say the road expansion damages the ecosystem.

"We believe that the enlarged road will give an opportunity for more cars to enter the forest, which is unacceptable for the preserve. The grounding of the road's enlargement is that cases of fire are quite often there and the firebreak is needed for fire engines," says environmentalist Karine Danielyan, head of "For Sustainable Human Development" NGO, at a press conference on Thursday.

Vorontsov Barseghyan, director of Khosrov Forest state preserve, said on Wednesday that "a fireroad is being constructed there, and not a single tree has been logged for it."  Read more... (400 words)

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