Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Tourism

On June 25th 2013 at 15:00, the Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Mr. Rati Japaridze and the Director of the Biological Farming Association Elkana, Ms. Maka Jorjadze, signed a cooperation memorandum in the field of tourism at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

The Chairman of APA visted Vashlovani National Park

On June 18th, 2013, the Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas, Mr. Rati Japaridze, visited Vashlovani National Park for monitoring purposes

Below is the speech of the chairman of APA concerning priorities at the Agency of Protected Areas. This speech was made at the kick-off conference of the EU Twining Project.

Dear Ladies, Dear Gentlemen,

My name is Rati Japaridze and I am the newly-appointed head of the Protected Areas Agency. In my speech, I would like to give a brief overview of what has been happening in our sector for the last few years and what the future plans of our agency are.

The Signing of insurance agreement between Caucasus Nature Fund and Agency of Protected Area

On June 13th, 2013, the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, Ms. Khatuna Gogaladze, and Director of the Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF), Mr. David Morrison, signed an insurance agreement at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection.

Presentation of the new Twinning Program

Presentation of the new Twinning Program, Strengthening the Management of Protected Areas of Georgia was held at the Tbilisi Marriott hotel.

Fire has been localized in Vashlovani National Park

On May 24th, 2013 a fire broke out in Vashlovani Protected Area (PA).