Fueling Green Recovery in Armenia – advancing forest infrastructure and creating sustainable jobs for rural communities

About this project

The Project’s activities will be implemented in the following 8 marzes: Tavush, Shirak, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Aragatsotn, Armavir, Ararat, Vayots Dzor (capital city of Yerevan and 2 remaining marzes of Syunik and Lori covered by GCF funded SAP014 “Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation” project and implemented by FAO are not included). Comparative overview of Activities/interventions foreseen by SAP014 “Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation” and Proposed Project are visualized in the table below: [https://formioblob.blob.core.windows.net/formio/uploads/table1-58e4a5bc-5d64-4f92-a330-811b4231274c.png?st=2021-11-24T09%3A57%3A13Z&se=2022-11-24T11%3A37%3A13Z&sp=r&sv=2018-03-28&sr=b&sig=toZ%2Fv6maMf32G2ba50UOjk8iUvng4CBHNZQnXpKFx5Y%3D] According to information provided by the Ministry of Environment planting of 150 ha per year is financed from the state budget. Currently, there are no other projects supported by donors that target afforestation and reforestation activities (Other than SAP014 “Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation”). Selection of beneficiary regions has been carried out taking into account: 1) poverty level of rural population and availability of unemployed due to the Covid-19 outbreak population (return migrants, employees of MSMEs that suspended their operations, households suffered due to dras…

Published by

Green Climate Fund · Multilateral

Countries

Armenia

Sectors

Social ProtectionForestry policy and administrative managementBiodiversityDisaster Risk Reduction

Focus

Climate adaptation · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focus

Funded by

Green Climate Fund

Implemented by

Environmental Projects Implementation Unit, State Agency of the Ministry of Environment, Armenia

Published by Green Climate Fund to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jul 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41317-SAP059.

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