The field of hydrometeorology in Azerbaijan needs specialists with knowledge of technology, Head of the National Hydrometeorology Service, Umayra Taghiyeva, told journalists within a media tour organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources to Gubadly district, Trend reports on Apr.13.

About 1850 trees have been planted in Tovuz region and Baku's Khojasan settlement as part of Green Marathon co-organized by the IDEA Public Union and the Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry.

Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry registered several mineral deposits in the country’s Zangilan region, Trend has reported.

A tree planting campaign has been held as part of the "Green Marathon" campaign organized by the IDEA Public Union and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.

A special program is being prepared to carry out work on the restoration of forests in Azerbaijani territories liberated from Armenian occupation, Head of the Forest Development Service under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Namiq Khidirov said during the ‘Expert’s Hour’ program, Trend reports.

Some 9,530 hectares of land for planting forest (agro-) gardens have been already rented out, Head of the Forest Development Service under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Namiq Khidirov said during the ‘Expert’s Hour’ program, Trend reports.

The monitoring is underway in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from the Armenian occupation to assess the damage caused to the land cover as a result of using the prohibited weapons by Armenia during the second Nagorno-Karabakh War, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Firdovsi Aliyev said, Trend reports on March 16 referring to the ministry.

Azerbaijan is one of the shallow-water countries, and about 70 percent of its water resources are originated from sources located outside its borders, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Firdovsi Aliyev, told reporters, Trend reports.

The area of the forest fund in the liberated Azerbaijani territories before the Armenian occupation reached 260,300 hectares, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Firdovsi Aliyev told reporters, Trend reports on March 16.

Negotiations are currently underway with the Georgian side to resolve issues related to the distribution and management of the Kura River waters, Mutallim Abdulgasanov, head of the water resources management department at the Azerbaijani Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, said during the ‘Expert’s Hour’ local TV program, Trend reports.