Trees are just like humans։ they require love and care - the EU Promotes Community-based Forest Management and Restoration
- Almost thirty-thousand-hectare wood lies in a two-thousand-meter high area of what is known as the “Noyemberyan forestry enterprise”, the branch of HayAntar (ArmForest) in Armenia’s Tavush region. Oak trees, ashes, hornbeams, beech, wild pear and apple trees – green legacy that has been carefully kept intact for decades.
“Forests are a valuable asset to humankind”, says Volodya Gharagyozyan (known as Moso), senior forester. “Trees are just like humans։ they require love and care”. He has been working in the forestry for 40 years, which makes him the eldest and most experienced forester in the area. He knows every tree in the forest and has given life to many, like this young oak which grows inside a dead tree.
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