The Green Academy session took place on November 25-29, 2017, in Aghveran, Armenia. The aim of the academy was to provide knowledge, increase awareness of the participants and open a platform primarily for the students, young activists, young politicians and public figures to discuss economic and social challenges from a green and gender democratic perspective in Armenia. The academy, titled Politicising Our Experience, was a five-day event comprised of a series of lectures and workshops for 25 participants: 20 students from economy and social sciences departments and 5 recent graduates and activists engaged in some social movements in Armenia. The academy discussed 4 key areas: green transformation, living with/in and without neoliberalism, identified and beyond, conflict transformation. The Armenian Branch of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) singed the co-financing agreement today for a total amount of USD 200 000 as in-kind contribution to partner with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a forestry project on enhanced adaptation and rural green growth.
