In the frame of the project “Lichen Research and Conservation in Armenia”, Dr. Robert Lücking and Dr. Harrie Sipman from the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum of Berlin (BGBM), Freie Universitat Berlin provide advisory support and strengthen capacity of the research group. The group collaborate with the BGBM in researches on molecular phylogeny, barcoding and taxonomy.
The Armenian Society of Biologists NGO cooperates with the group for raising public awareness and about lichens and fungi in Armenia.
The Lichen Research and Conservation Group implements molecular studies at the molecular laboratory located at the Institute of Physiology after L.A. Orbeli, NAS RA.