The goal of this project is to study toxic elements concentrations and α, β activity in soil. To achieve stated goal, the following tasks have been proposed: 1) assessing agricultural soil safety level; 2) mapping agricultural soil and del...
Grants
Risk assessment of trans-fatty acids in foods sold in city of Yerevan
Previously, in the Republic of Armenia (RA) no risk assessment of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) has been conducted for processed and ready-to-eat products sold in public food points in Yerevan. For the first time, within the framework of this project, it...
Ecogeochemical investigations as a base of decision making (case study of the city of Alaverdi)
The project purpose is to implement a complex research of ecological status of Alaverdi area: from ecogeochemical situation to ecological and health risk assessment as a tool for decision making and providing nature-based solutions to pollution issue...
Basic criteria of the “soil-plant" system of near-to-village pastures and the possibility of vegetation restoration prediction
The project is devoted to the evaluation of the soil-plant system important agrobiological criteria, characterizing the productivity of the pastures with different degrees of grazing, and creation mathematical models expressing the available link bet...
Study of natural hayfields of Artsakh Republic
Principal feed resource used at stall-feeding period in traditional cattle-breeding farms of Artsakh Republic is hay of natural hayfields. So, milk and meat production at this period depends on volume and quality of this fodder type. The project is d...
Radioecological Мonitoring in Armenia: Phase II – REMA II
In 2015 radioecological monitoring was launched by the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies (CENS) of NAS, Armenia. The territory of present-day Armenia plays a key part in migration of naturally occurring radionuclides and long-lived fusion produ...
Risk assessment of heavy metals in food sold in Yerevan
Assuring food safety is one of major and fundamental problems in agriculture. Existence of natural biogeochemical provinces in Armenia leads to penetration of heavy metals to food chain. Implementation of food safety risk assessment through up-to-dat...
Developing remote sensing method for assessing ecological state of mountainous lakes using the data of very high resolution
CENS GIS and Remote Sensing Team together with the Researchers of The Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences are implementing research studies on updating and validating the methodology developed in the framework of the previous de...
Developing a remote sensing method of studying heat islands in Yerevan area
The project goal is developing a high- and ultra high-resolution (<2m) data-supported research method for studying heat islands in Yerevan area. The project tasks to be fulfilled to achieve the stated goal are as follows: (1) Assessing spatio- tem...
Supporting Armenia in Building the Armenian Data Cube: Earth Observation data for sustainable development - ADC4SD
The main objective of ADC4SD will be to transfer the necessary knowledge from Switzerland to Armenia for developing and implementing the first version of an Armenian Data Cube (ADC) with a complete and up-to-date archive of Earth Observations (EO) da...