BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. On January 29,
Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, head
and founder of the IDEA Public Union, met with Grethel Aguilar,
Director General of the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN), in Gland, Switzerland, Trend reports.
The meeting involved a wide-ranging exchange of views on the
role of international cooperation in light of current environmental
challenges in Azerbaijan and the region, the importance of
coordinated global and regional approaches, and the prospects for
strengthening dialogue in this direction.
It was noted that IDEA Public Union, a full member of IUCN since
2014, actively participates in international initiatives for nature
conservation and biodiversity protection, contributing to the
expansion of collaboration in this field.
Touching upon the joint pavilion and other projects presented at
last year’s IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, the
meeting participants noted the positive experience gained and
expressed confidence in the successful continuation of mutual
cooperation.
The meeting also included discussions on organizing a high-level
regional dialogue with IUCN in Azerbaijan and explored cooperation
opportunities within international events such as the World Urban
Forum (WUF13), World Environment Day, and COP31.
At the conclusion of the meeting, a Declaration of Intent was
signed to expand cooperation ties and work toward opening an IUCN
country office in Azerbaijan. Both parties evaluated these
discussions as a significant step in the development of long-term
and multilateral cooperation between the IDEA Public Union and
IUCN.
The IUCN, operating since 1948, is one of the world's leading
international organizations in environmental protection and
sustainable development, having established the Red List of
Threatened Species in 1964 to contribute to global ecological
assessment and decision-making processes.
