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    TREE CANADA TO VISIT ARMENIA

    Marketwire (previously known as CCN Matthews)
    October 2, 2008 Thursday

    Building International Bridges for Forestry Futures Enters Phase 2

    OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 2, 2008) - Tree Canada President
    Michael Rosen and Tree Canada Associate, Adrina Bardekjian Ambrosii
    will be in Armenia from October 11-25 to share their forestry
    expertise to help combat desertification. The two-week trip is the
    second phase of the Building International Bridges for Forest Futures
    project. In April 2008, Tree Canada sponsored two Armenian foresters,
    Alla Berberyan and Gagik Amiryan, to learn about sustainable forestry
    and conservation practices by touring urban and rural forests in
    south/central Ontario. Project travel is financed by the Canadian
    International Development Agency (CIDA).

    Armenia is a small country with limited resources. Only 8% of Armenia's
    forests remain intact. Conservationists fear that the country will
    become a desert within 20 years if deforestation is not stopped. They
    see education as a key component in promoting the benefits of healthy
    forests for the social and economic well-being of Armenians. After
    the visit by Tree Canada staff, both organizations will identify and
    implement practical projects that can be developed collaboratively
    in the future.

    Tree Canada will be visiting (amongst others):

    Minister of Environment, Mr. Harutyunyan

    Director, Sevan National Park, Mr. Ziroyan

    Director, Gugark Forestry Agency, Gagik Amiryan

    Dean Sayadyan, Agricultural University of Armenia

    K. Menvelyen, Director World Wildlife Fund, Armenia and

    Nazeli Vardanyan, Director, Armenian Forests (NGO)

    Phase 3 of the project will consist of how Tree Canada and Armenian
    officials will be able to work together to help restore that nation's
    forest cover.

    http://www.adrina.ca/project_buildinginter nationalbridges.htm

    Tree Canada is a not-for-profit charitable organization established
    to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in urban and
    rural environments. A winner of the Canadian Environmental Award
    (2007), Tree Canada engages Canadian companies, government agencies
    and individuals to support the planting of trees, the greening of
    schoolyards, and other efforts to sensitize Canadians to the benefits
    of planting and maintaining trees. To date, more than 75 million trees
    have been planted, more than 450 schoolyards have been greened, and
    Tree Canada has organized 8 national urban forestry conferences. More
    information about Tree Canada is available at www.treecanada.ca.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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