The basis for establishment of Ijevan State Sanctuary and development of its management plan was the State Program on Protection of Specially Protected Nature Areas of Armenia for 2014 – 2020 (approved by the RA Government on September 25, 2014) with the activity 3.3. “Establishment of Ijevan State Sanctuary to ensure the integrity of ecosystems”. The proposed Ijevan Sanctuary includes the existing 3 forest state sanctuaries – Ijevan, Hazel-nut and Gandzaqar-Verin Aghdan as well as some other areas of Ijevan Forest Enterprise.Management plan of Ijevan State Sanctuary was developed in the frames of the ENPI-FLEG II program within WWF-Armenia implemented activities through the service provided by the Young Foresters Union NGO.