BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. Building efforts in
the liberated territories of Azerbaijan are carried out based on
ecological approaches, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Rashad Ismayilov said at the international conference dedicated to
World Environment Day (WED) in Baku under the slogan "Inspired by
Nature. For Climate. For our Future" today, Trend reports.


"Today, for the first time, our country is hosting World
Environment Day in partnership with the UN Environment Program.
This is an important indicator of Azerbaijan's active participation
in the global environmental agenda, its open approach to
international cooperation, and the importance it attaches to
environmental protection," he noted.


According to him, environmental protection is the shared
responsibility of not only individual countries, but also the
entire international community.


"Environmental issues know no borders and are transboundary in
nature. The environment we live in, the nature we benefit from,
forests and biodiversity, oceans and seas, rivers, and the air we
breathe are our common wealth. We must jointly and harmoniously
ensure economic development, social well-being, and ecological
balance. Our country is implementing large-scale projects in the
field of 'green' development and the use of renewable energy
sources. The goal is to increase the share of renewable energy to
30% by 2030. This creates a basis for us, as a party to the Paris
Agreement, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.







Unfortunately, for many years, serious damage had been caused to
natural resources, ecosystems, flora, and fauna in our territories
during the Armenian occupation. Ecocide, herbicide, and culturicide
cases had been allowed.


Currently, large-scale restoration and construction work in the
Karabakh and East Zangezur regions within the Great Return state
program in the liberated territories is being carried out on the
basis of ecological approaches.


Azerbaijan has received expert support from the UN Environment
Program to support the ecological restoration process in the
Karabakh and East Zangezur regions, and we express our gratitude to
the organization for this support," the minister pointed out.