News

29 September 2015

Vashlovani Protected Areas has been awarded with European Diploma

European Diploma award ceremony had been held at Vashlovani National Park that was attended by the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia Gigla Agulashvili, Deputy Minister Ekaterine Grigalava, Chairman of Democratic Initiative Department of Council of Europe Eladio Fernandez Galiano, Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Lasha Moistsrapishvili, representatives of Georgian National Tourism Administration, donor organizations and local government. 

23 September 2015

Memorandum within Georgian National Museum

Cooperation memorandum has been signed between Agency of Protected Areas and Georgian National Museum. The ceremony has been held at Javakheti Protected Areas. 

27 August 2015

Advisory Council Meeting has been held at the Agency of Protected Areas

Chairman of the Agency of Protected Areas Lasha Moistsrapishvili held advisory council meeting

18 August 2015

Book corner had been opened at Lagodekhi Protected Areas’ Visitor Centre

Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia, Ekaterine Grigalava visited Lagodekhi Protected Areas, where she introduced tourist services and ongoing infrastructure projects.

03 August 2015

Clean up event had been held at Okatse and Martvili Canyons

In the frame of volunteer program, clean up event had been held. Vice chairman Dimitri Beridze together with Free University and Agrarian University students and the rangers cleared the area from plastic bottles, bags and other household waste.

03 August 2015

Fire at Borjomi-Kharagauli National park had been extinguished

On 1st of August, 2015, fire had been occurred at Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park’s Atskuri district. On the same day, the rangers had been mobilized and together with the Head of the district had gone to that place.

01 August 2015

Info tour at Vashlovani Protected Areas

Agency of Protected Areas organized an info tour at Vashlovani Protected Areas, where employees of Georgian National Tourism Administration and tour operators took part.

31 July 2015

Visitor center had been opened at Javakheti Protected Areas

At Javakheti Protected Areas, Javakheti National Park opening ceremony had been held.

17 July 2015

Student volunteer program has started

From now on, volunteer program at five protected areas: Lagodekhi, Borjomi, Mtirala, Tusheti and Okatse, has started, where first year students of Free University and Agrarian University are taking part.

14 July 2015

A training was held for the employees of the Agency of Protected Areas

At hotel Borjomi Palace a training had been held for the employees of the Agency of Protected Areas, which aimed facts revealing and its further react. 

11 July 2015

At the visitor center of Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park book corner will be opened

Cooperation agreement had been signed between LEPL Agency of Protected Areas and Parliament of Georgia’s Ilia Chavchavadze National Library.

08 July 2015

Chairwoman of the Agency of Protected Areas Natia Kobakhidze held a meeting with Czech experts

In the frame of the project Elaboration of the development concept for Alvani-Omalo and Tusethi protected landscape internal roads, Chairwoman of the Agency of Protected Areas Natia Kobakhidze held a meeting with Czech experts Petr Zednik and Radek Matula. 

06 July 2015

Parliament of Georgia amended changes in a law considering Tbilisi National Park

Bill adoption is considered with border demarcation of Tbilisi National Park. In 2015, by the LEPL Agency of Protected Areas implemented Tbilisi National Park’s demarcation, where was determined managed reserve’s exact coordinates. 

03 July 2015

By the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia is being implemented a project at the protected areas of Georgia

In the frame of the project Administrating National Protected Areas Network and Practical Nature Conservation Members of Estonian Council of Environment and Estonian non-governmental organization Eagle Club visited Georgia. The above project is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. 

02 July 2015

At Vashlovani Protected Areas, in wild nature a gazelle was born

Today first time in monitoring process during three years was managed to take gazelles’ reproduction photo.