BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. Work is underway to
create new national parks in Azerbaijan's Karabakh and East
Zangezur economic zones, the Minister of Ecology and Natural
Resources Rashad Ismayilov said in an interview with Trend News Agency and
ARB24 TV channel.
The minister noted that in the near future, we'll witness the
creation of new national parks covering an area of 10,000
hectares.
"These are very large areas. When selecting the areas, we mainly
tried to cover those with the richest nature and the most diverse
fauna," he explained.
Ismayilov pointed out that in 2025, two new national parks were
created in Azerbaijan.
"Ilisu National Park was created on the basis of the Ilisu
reserve, and the other is the Axar-Bakhar National Park.
Akhar-Bakhar was created in completely new - previously not in any
protected areas or reserves. This is an indication that we are
already exploring the richness of new territories and trying to
increase their protection regime. The territories attract attention
both with their appealing name and rich nature," he added.
