BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. Reforestation
activities were carried out on a total of 40,000 hectares in
Azerbaijan from 2020 to 2026, Minister of Ecology and Natural
Resources Rashad Ismayilov said in an interview with Trend International News
Agency and ARB24 TV channel.
According to him, in recent years, large-scale reforestation
measures have been implemented in the country. Currently, new
afforestation projects are also being implemented in the liberated
territories.
"It's clear that one of the most important issues on the agenda
is the restoration of forest areas in the liberated territories. In
this context, it is planned to restore 110 hectares of forest land
in the Lachin district, and the implementation of the project is
expected to start towards the end of this year.
In general, the cultivation of seedlings is one of the most
important tasks ahead in the field of forestry. Forest restoration
is carried out both by growing and planting young seedlings and by
direct seed sowing. The level of completion is higher in forest
areas restored by the seedling planting method," the minister
noted.
