The indicators characterizing alterations of Tavush region natural landscapes

The presented article is dedicated to the short characteristics of natural conditions and resources of Tavush region of Republic of Armenia (RA), as well as to analyses of contemporary land-use. The particularity of Tavush region is that almost half of territory is covered by forests and that there are no industrial centers here. The major ecological problems are related to non-sustainable use of forest resources. As a result of such approach several types of negative phenomena happened the appearance and study of which could be realized through very concrete indicators. As such indicators may serve: alterations in forest cover extent and character, fragmentation and degradation of forests, landslides and mud-flows.