First edition of "Khosrov Forest" monthly published

YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. "Khosrov Forest" State Reserve SNCO published the first edition of "Khosrov forest" monthly. The Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia informed "Armenpress" that the periodical contains historical and geographical information about the reserve, as well as the main points of the reserve’s regime. Among other things the readers can find the answers to the most topical questions in the first edition of the monthly

Khosrov Reserve is located in the Ararat Province in south-western Armenia, to the south-east of Armenia's capital Yerevan, covering the branches of the Geghama Ridge. The area that officially became, in 1958, Khosrov Reserve enjoys a long-term reputation of wildlife haunt and a unique forest tract with spectacular scenery and rich historical legacy which is the closest piece of pristine nature to the capital agglomeration.

The official status of Khosrov Reserve and other reserves in Armenia corresponds to the IUCN Ia category. Since 1995, it is subordinated to the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia, managed through its Agency for Biological Resources Management and operating as the Khosrov Reserve non-profit organization. By the end of 2007, it comprises the Garni (north), Kakavaberd (north-east), Khosrov (center) and Khachadzor (east) districts.

In 2006-2007, the process is underway to develop and approve the Management Plan of Khosrov Reserve which is aimed at improvement of the reserve's environmental and socio-economic status. It has been an essential step forward in compliance with Convention on Biological Diversity which was ratified by Armenia in 1993.