AGHDAM, Azerbaijan, October 30. To date,
planting and sowing have been completed on 610 hectares of forested
land in the Jabrayil, Zangilan, Gubadli, Aghdara, Lachin, and
Fuzuli districts, said Vugar Karimov, head of the Working Group on
Environmental Issues, at a meeting of the Working Group held in
Aghdam, Trend’s
Karabakh bureau reports.
According to him, measures are being taken to restore the
ecosystem, protect biodiversity, and expand green spaces in the
liberated territories.
Karimov noted that plans for demining and neutralizing
unexploded ordnance in these territories are also being taken into
account as part of the forest restoration efforts.
"To this end, a total of 205 hectares of green spaces have been
created on land plots designated for the establishment of new green
areas in the land-use planning documents of the Agdam, Fizuli,
Jabrayil, and Zangilan districts," Karimov added.
The Working Group on Environmental Issues of the Interagency
Center, operating under the Coordination Headquarters established
to centrally address issues in the territories of the Republic of
Azerbaijan liberated from occupation, is holding its regular
meeting in the city of Aghdam.
The meeting is attended by representatives from relevant state
agencies, the Special Representations of the President of
Azerbaijan in the Aghdam, Fuzuli, Khojavand, Jabrayil, Gubadli,
Zangilan, Aghdara, Khojaly, Shusha, Lachin, and Kalbajar districts,
as well as in the city of Khankendi. The participants include
representatives from the Restoration, Construction, and Management
Services.
The meeting focuses on the implementation of environmental
requirements regarding the execution of infrastructure projects and
the removal of vegetation in the liberated territories.
