Announcement of the Agency of Protected Areas

 Tbilisi National Park’s ranger Beso Asatashvili revealed illegal logging on 24^th of February. Administrative offense had been composed, after that the offender’s son insulted the ranger. Beso Asatashvili had been transferred to the clinic.

Grant Agreement for Lagodekhi Protected Areas

Grant Agreement has been signed between Agency of Protected Areas and Caucasus Nature Fund, that has been signed by the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia.

I help nature

By the organization of Mtirala National Park, an event I HELP NATURE had been held.

Public discussions

Tbilisi National Park’s Management Plan had been discussed at the Agency of Protected Areas. The above plan had been prepared in the frame of the law “ About Protected Areas System” and covers 6 years. 

Protected Areas' System Development

Seven years project directed by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia and United Nation’s Development Program concerned protected areas’ sustainable financial situation’s securing had been finished. Conclusive meeting had been held at Rooms Hotel Tbilisi. The meeting had been held by the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia Gigla Agulashvili and United Nations Development Program’s Resident Coordinator Niels Scott. The project had been implemented by the financial support of GEF and UNDP, and cooperated by CNF and TJS. In the frame of the program infrastructural projects had been implemented in 10 protected areas.

Presentation of the newspaper "Observer"

Deputy Chairwoman of the Agency of attended presentation of newspaper ‘Observer” at Rooms Hotel Tbilisi.

Kazbegi National Park’s expansion project

Agency of Protected Areas and consulting group GFA organized meeting at Hotel Raddison Blu Iveria, where discussed Khazbegi National Park’s expansion issue. 

Report of internal audit

A meeting had been organized by the department of Internal Audit  that been attended by the Heads of the organizations  and Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Lasha Moistsrapishvili and Deputy Chairman Vakhtang Tukvadze  at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia.

Protected Areas’ Friends’ Association Forum

Protected Areas’ Friends’ Association Forum had been held at Hotel Courtyard Marriot, where Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia Ekaterine Grigalava and Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Lasha Moistsrapishvili addressed to participants. 

Media Seminar

Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Lasha Moistsrapishvili held a presentation for media representatives in the frame of Forest Week, in Borjom-Kharagauli National Park’s visitors’ center. Main topics of the presentation were Agency of Protected Areas’ achievements and challenges.

Pasture Management plan had been implemented

Sum up meeting of the project Mitigation and adaptation benefits and dividends for local communities had been held at hotel Radisson Blu Iveria. Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia Ekaterine Grigalava thanked project organizations for the assistance and emphasized importance of local community.

Strengthening Management of Protected Areas of Georgia

Forest Week

Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Lasha Moistsrapishvili participated in greening action held in the frame of Forest Week.

Local communities’ participation in protected areas’ forest management

At the Agency of Protected Areas, project LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ PARTICIPATION IN PROTECTED AREAS’ FOREST MANAGEMENT had been held. 

Workshop

At the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia, meeting about UNESCO World Heritage areas had been held