News
10 January 2014
Amendment to the Bill of the Protected Areas System
On Friday, January 10 at the cabinet meeting of the Government the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection presented an amendment to the bill of law of the Protected Areas System in Georgia.
05 January 2014
Meeting with the Representatives of Baghdati Municipality
On December 27, 2013, the Agency of Protected Areas held a meeting at the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Committee of the Parliament with representatives of the Baghdati and Zestaponi municipalities. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss current problems existing in villages of the abovementioned municipalities.
04 January 2014
APA Donors Coordination Meeting
On December 20, 2013 through the initiative of the Agency of Protected Areas the donor coordination meeting was held at Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel.
03 January 2014
Meeting with Population of Pshav-Khevsureti living in Gardabani
On December 18, 2013, the Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Rati Japaridze held a meeting with the representatives of the Pshav-Khevsureti community who were relocated to Gardabani municipality.
03 January 2014
First Snowshoe Hiking Tour in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
Last weekend the group of twelve amateur hikers visited Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. During their two-day journey they had the possibility to be the first visitors to try out the new service introduced in the Park - snowshoeing activity.
03 January 2014
Workshop for the representatives of PAs in Borjomi
On December 9-12, 2013, with the initiative of Transboundary Joint Cooperation, workshop for the representatives of the Protected Areas of Georgia and Azerbaijan (particularly Borjomi-Kahargauli NP, Yalama NP and Zakatala-Balakend State Reserve) was held in Borjomi.
03 January 2014
Information about the activities carried out by the Kolkheti Fund
On November 28, 2013, Kolkheti Protected Areas Development Fund, financial resources of which are directed towards infrastructure development, rehabilitation and research work in Kolkheti National Park and Kobuleti Protected Areas, announced a tender for the procurement of the construction works for the visitors center at Kholkheti
03 January 2014
Review of the Project implemented within the framework of the WTO
The Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia in cooperation with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and financial support of the German Government is implementing the project called Strengthening the possibilities of the Protected Areas of Georgia.
03 January 2014
Visit to Azerbaijan regarding the reintroduction of gazelles
On December 15, 2013 the workshop regarding the reintroduction of gazelles from Azerbaijan to Georgia was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, which was attended by the Deputy Minister of the Agency of Protected Areas Lasha Moistsrapishvili.
06 December 2013
Estimation of number and density of mammals in the mountains
On December 5, 2013, scientific research was conducted to determine the number and density of mammals populating Kazbegi and Khevsureti highland Areas.
03 December 2013
Awarding of the winners of the competition at the Agrarian University
From July 8 through August 8, 2013, the project Volunteers in the Protected Areas of Georgia, based on the memorandum signed between the Free and Agrarian Universities in collaboration with the Agency of Protected Areas has been carried out.
03 December 2013
Estimating the number and density of mammals in Lagodekhi
On December 1, 2013, scientific research was conducted to determine the number and density of mammals populating the LagodekhiProtected Areas.
03 December 2013
Parliament approved the legal status for 16 Nature Monument
In July this year, the Agency of Protected Areas nominated 16 nature monuments in 8 different locations to receive Protected Area status.
28 November 2013
Cycling tour to Vashlovani Protected Areas
On Sunday, November 24, the Agency of Protected Areas, together with the initiative from a group of cyclists, organized a one-day cycling tour to Vashlovani Protected Areas.
21 November 2013
Project My School in Nature
On November 20th, 2013, the Imereti Caves Protected Areas hosted the first event carried out in the framework of the project “My School in Nature”.
