The Green Standards

Armenian Law on Plant World The main framework law, obliges municipalities to ensure the protection and integrity of natural plant communities. ↓ Armenian Law on Tariffs and Fines This law establishes fines for damaging trees and shrubs in urban areas. ↓ HOAK Charter The foundational legal document defining the mandate, structure, and operational responsibilities of Yerevan’s municipal greening entity. ↓ Green City Action Plan A strategy adopted in 2017 to improve Yerevan's environmental situation. ↓ Armenian Forest Code This is about forest, but often its articles are applied by analogy to urban plantations. ↓ Yerevan Green Zone Law Resolution No. 36-N regulates the management and protection of green zones in Yerevan. ↓ Yerevan Construction Tree Protection Law Resolution No. 405-N regulates implementation of Urban Planning Standards. ↓

ANSI A300 Tree Care Standards A complete set of tree management standards, recognized in the US and Europe ↓ European Tree Cabling & Branching Standard European Arboricultural Council Standard for protecting trees through cabling and branching techniques ↓ European Tree Planting Standard European Arboricultural Council Standard for Tree Planting ↓ European Tree Pruning Standard European Arboricultural Council Standard for Tree Pruning ↓ Soviet Standard for Green Plantings An old Soviet standard which heavily affecter many countries including Armenia ↓

Draft on Proactive Greening A proposal to legalize tree planting by city residents in vacant sidewalk pits following professional standards and a transparent notification system through the Active Citizen platform. ↓ Draft on Cutting This draft law aims to prohibit the cutting of trees based solely on visual inspection without proper assessment. ↓ Draft on Fines A professional proposal to align Yerevan's tree valuation with international standards (CTLA) to ensure adequate compensation for damage to urban green infrastructure. ↓