The fourth annual Armenian] Ecotourism Conference was held on August 30-31. The event was organized by the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment. in partnership with the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia (RA), RA Ministry of Environment, WWF Armenia and Transboundary Joint Secretariat funded by the KfW German state-owned development bank and The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)