Trees in Your Backyard: Yerevan, Armenia

In preparation for the Cambridge Science Festival on April 20, the Cambridge Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) and Armenia Tree Project (ATP) asked schoolchildren from Yerevan a series of questions about trees. A selection of their answers is posted below and will be followed by similar replies from students in Cambridge in the coming weeks.



Michael (age 10)

Do you have a favorite tree? Poplar, mulberry
Have you ever planted a tree? Yes
Are trees important in your city? Trees are important because they produce oxygen
Question for kids in Cambridge: What can you do to make the city green?

Eva (age 11)

Have you ever planted a tree? Yes, planted and watered them
Are trees important in your city? Trees are important because they breathe out oxygen
Question for kids in Cambridge: Why is the environment important for you?

Aida (age 11)

Do you have a favorite tree? Lilac
Have you ever planted a tree? Yes
Are trees important in your city? Trees are important because they give us fruit and oxygen

Lusine (age 10)

Have you ever planted a tree? Yes
Do you wish you had more trees near your house? I would love to have more trees and every person should plant at least one tree
Are trees important in your city? Trees are important because they produce oxygen for us

Levon (age 10)

Do you have a favorite tree? Fir
Have you ever planted a tree? Yes
Are trees important in your city? Trees are important because they produce oxygen
Question for kids in Cambridge: Do you want to have many trees in your city?

Janet (age 10)

Have you ever planted a tree? Yes, I have planted and watered a tree
Are trees important in your city? Yes, they give us air to breathe
Question for kids in Cambridge: What do you do for your city?

Mane (age 10)

Do you have a favorite tree? In front of our house
Have you ever planted a tree? No, but I would love to
Are trees important in your city? Yes, trees give us oxygen, fruit and many other good things
Question for kids in Cambridge: How many trees have you planted?

Sarah (age 10)

Do you have a favorite tree near where you live? Yes, I have 5 trees
Have you ever planted a tree, watered it and watched it grow? Yes
Do you wish you had more trees near where you live? I would love to have
Are trees important in your city? Yes, trees are important for our oxygen/air

Irina (age 10)

Do you have a favorite tree near where you live? In front of our house
Have you ever planted a tree? Yes
Do you wish you had more trees near where you live? I would love to have
Question for kids in Cambridge: Do you have many trees where you live?

Mariam (age 10)

Do you have a favorite tree near where you live? In our yard
Have you ever planted a tree? Yes
Do you wish you had more trees near where you live? I would love to have
Are trees important in your city? Yes, trees are important because they produce oxygen for us
Question for kids in Cambridge: Do you take care of the trees?

Samvel (age 9)

Do you have a favorite tree near where you live? Near our house
Have you ever planted a tree? Yes
Do you wish you had more trees near where you live? I would love to have
Are trees important in your city? Trees are important because they produce oxygen