What We Do

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Community Tree Planting and Rural Reforestation
Armenia’s estimated forest cover is less than 8 percent of its territory, a dramatic decrease from a healthy 25 percent forest cover at the turn of the 20th century. ATP is working to reverse deforestation by implementing programs to restore degraded and lost forest areas. In addition, ATP helps to revitalize urban and rural communities, by working in partnership with residents to plant trees at parks, public institutions and other sites throughout Armenia that have been severely depleted of greenery. Click for more info

Community Development and Poverty Reduction
Armenia’s ecosystem is in grave jeopardy. Currently 70 percent of cut timber is used for heating purposes due to unavailability of alternate fuel sources. If this trend continues, Armenia will turn into a desert wasteland in an estimated 20 years. In response, ATP combines reforestation with locally based poverty reduction efforts in order to protect existing resources and investments in the future. Click for more info

Environmental Education and Advocacy
By actively engaging youth and the general public in a process to better understand and appreciate the value of a healthy and sustainable environment, ATP seeks to protect the trees we plant today from future exploitation. The public school system in Armenia does not have an environmental education component in its curriculum, so ATP designed a curriculum that will be introduced to the Ministry of Education for consideration as a mandatory teaching tool for primary through secondary school students. Click for more info