An aerial view of abandoned cottages after a rise of the water level at Lavanda City, following an attempt to regulate the level of Lake Sevan which...
View of Lake Sevan at dawn on July 9, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is shrinking due to low precipitation and lasting drought....
Big whitefish caught by a local fisherman on July 9, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is shrinking due to low precipitation and...
Lake Sevan attracts tourists who come to ride small boats on July 9, 2023 in Sevan, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is shrinking due to low...
Abandoned cottages after a rise of the water at Lavanda City, following an attempt to regulate the level of Lake Sevan which has been shrinking for...
Tourists come to visit the Sevanavank monastery, which used to be on an island and now is on a peninsula as water decreased, overseeing Lake Sevan,...
Whitefishes caught by a local fisherman. It is legal to fish them when they are big enough, but the species are endangered because many fishermen do...
Local fisherman on his boat at dawn, taking the whitefish he caught on his net on July 9, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is...
Local fisherman on his boat in the early morning on his way to fish for whitefish and trout on July 9, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic...
Local fisherman on his boat in the early morning, taking out his fishing net on July 9, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is shrinking...
Local fisherman on his boat in the early morning, taking the whitefish he caught on his net on July 9, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic...
Side of Lake Sevan which is already visibly greener as pollution from the sewage water and rising temperatures make blue-green algae appear and...
Dried whitefish are sold instead of trout whose numbers have decreased, on the side of the road on July 8, 2023 in Chkalovka, Armenia. Armenia's...
Bank of Lake Sevan near Port Ayas where the water level has visibly decreased on July 8, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is...
Horse grazes in an area used by inhabitants of villages around Lake Sevan to keep animals like cows and horses near the banks of the lake, on July 8,...
The river Hrazdan which flows from Lake Sevan, which is very polluted from the sewage and is used heavily by communities around it as a source of...
Local fisherman shows a crayfish, an endangered species, that he just caught on July 8, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is shrinking...
Local whitefish and trout seller stands on the side of the road on July 8, 2023 in Chkalovka, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is shrinking due to low...
The Sevanavank monastery, which used to be on an island and now is on a peninsula as water decreased, overseeing Lake Sevan at dawn on July 8, 2023...
Local fishermen near the river Hrazdan, which flows from Lake Sevan, which is currently very polluted from the sewage and is used heavily by...
Local fishermen near the river Hrazdan, which flows from Lake Sevan, which is currently very polluted from the sewage and is used heavily by...
Bank of Lake Sevan near Port Ayas where the water level has visibly decreased on July 8, 2023 in Artanish, Armenia. Armenia's iconic lake is...
The Sevanavank monastery, which used to be on an island and now is on a peninsula as water decreased, overseeing Lake Sevan at dawn on July 8, 2023...
The river Hrazdan, which flows from Lake Sevan, which is currently very polluted from the sewage and is used heavily by communities around it as a...
Bank of Lake Sevan completely polluted by abandoned fish nets, plastic bottles and other waste on July 8, 2023 in Tsapatagh, Armenia. Armenia's...