BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Leyla Aliyeva met
with Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Bonn,
Germany.
The meeting provided information on Azerbaijan’s ongoing
measures in environmental protection, biodiversity conservation,
and the promotion of ecological sustainability. In this context,
the projects and initiatives of the IDEA Public Union in these
areas were highlighted, including efforts to enrich biodiversity,
environmental awareness activities, as well as the protection of
rare fauna species and the restoration of ecosystems. The
importance of expanding protected natural areas and their role in
mitigating the effects of climate change was also emphasized.
During the conversation, the sides exchanged views on the
prospects for jointly studying the causes of the decline in the
Caspian Sea level, as well as the ecological and socio-economic
impacts of this process. The importance of placing this issue more
prominently on the global climate agenda was also emphasized.
In addition, opportunities for implementing joint initiatives
with the UNFCCC aimed at increasing youth environmental
responsibility and expanding knowledge on environmental protection
and climate change were discussed.
